Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/41325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power and Progress Author: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: mp3 Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins Release date: 05-16-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 101 ratings Genres: Economics Publisher's Summary: Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, or today’s artificial intelligence — has been viewed as a main driver of prosperity, working in the public interest. The reality, though, is that technology is shaped by what powerful people want and believe, generating riches, social respect, cultural prominence, and further political voice for those already powerful. For most of the rest of us, there is the illusion of progress.