Had fun researching this piece, which cites Keynes & Marx but also folks of much more recent vintage, including the economists Phillip Trammell, @briancalbrecht.bsky.social,
@aleximas.bsky.social; plus @dwarkesh.bsky.social,
@sebk.bsky.social, Boaz Barak, Geoffrey Hinton.
"Even in some places not associated with any radical agenda, questions of abundance and the distribution of income and wealth are steadily moving to the center of debates about the economic future"--my latest column.
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The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance
Silicon Valley envisions artificial intelligence ushering in an era of economic plenty. But what if the benefits are largely confined to corporations and investors that own the technology itself?