Daron Acemoglu, Economist: Liberal democracy is in crisis

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Sep 1, 202622:59News & Politics

BBC Newsnight presenter Paddy O’Connell speaks to Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu about why he thinks liberal democracy is in crisis, and how artificial intelligence could make it worse. Daron argues that li...

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