AI Is Not an Ordinary Consumer Good
deanwball · x · 2026-07-19
Sharing a commentary on AI policy analogies: AI is not an "ordinary consumer good" and shouldn't be downplayed with debates like "whether tacos count as food."
The core argument is that AI's capabilities and spillover effects operate on a completely different magnitude, making policy discussions around AI far from absurd, but absolutely necessary.
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