Post-AGI: Abundance vs Omnipotence
jachiam0 · x · 2026-07-15
Recapping a divergence of views on the "post-AGI future":
- Economists focus more on abundance, such as a 10x economic growth.
- The AI community leans closer to omnipotence: growth continues until it hits physical limits.
- The author asks: If AI can compress a century of technological progress into a decade, why would it stop there?
- From an "omnipotence" perspective, traditional economic issues like redistribution, inequality, democracy, power concentration, dignity, and meaning seem almost too "local."
The author notes this observation stems from contrasting post-AGI discussions at Lighthaven and Asilomar.
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