AI Futures’ “slow down” plan still implies extreme GDP growth, reply says
davidmanheim · x · 2026-07-27
In a quoted reply, David Manheim reacts to a discussion about AI Futures’ “slow down” plan and the claim that it still implies roughly 90% annual GDP growth.
- The comment argues that the number being discussed is real output, not GDP growth.
- Manheim says that if the scenario were translated into plausible GDP growth, it would likely be much more modest.
- The broader point is that even a proposal framed as a slowdown can still imply extremely rapid economic expansion.
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