AI must prove revenue and productivity before AGI, says X post
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-07-26
The author argues that AI will not simply jump to AGI or singularity before it can justify its spending with real revenue and productivity gains—potentially becoming large enough to account for a major share of GDP growth and S&P 500 market value.
They also dismiss the current open-source debate as minor compared with that challenge, and suggest the U.S. government should support AI companies with tax exemptions for open-source models so cheaper, high-quality tokens can help domestic app companies compete with Chinese rivals.
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