If the existence of AI forces everyone to spend a lot more just to keep doing the things they were doing before, that's a net negative for productivity even if the big labs make trillions in revenue.
Noah SmithEconomics writer; author of the Noahpinion newsletter
if the existence of AI forces everyone to spend a lot more just to keep doing the things they were doing before, that's a net negative for productivity even if the big labs make trillions in revenue.
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