Microsoft publishes Nobel economist's bearish AI forecast

Microsoft published a bearish AI outlook from Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu, who predicts AI will add only about 1.5% GDP growth over a decade and replace at most 5% of jobs; bigger models won't help, he argues, and what's missing are practical apps that change how work gets done.

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