Using Pensions as an Analogy for the AI Era Impact
wschroll · x · 2026-07-15
The author draws a historical analogy, noting that institutional arrangements like pensions emerged during the Industrial Revolution to prevent social collapse, mentioning "look at Bismarck."
This continues the argument that society may need institutional responses similar to historical experiences to face massive technological shocks like AI.
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