The AI Productivity Paradox: Why 3x Output May Not Grow GDP

Economists weigh in on why AI-driven 2-3x productivity gains may not lift GDP: if demand is inelastic and labor cannot shift across tasks, speed alone changes nothing—the key variables are demand elasticity and cross-task labor mobility.

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