Ben Goertzel on Big Tech's Bets and AI Economic Structures
bengoertzel · x · 2026-08-22
Ben Goertzel published a long-form response to Gary Marcus's post on the Leopold Aschenbrenner hedge fund implosion. While agreeing with Marcus's financial observations regarding leverage, Goertzel argues this is only a part of a more complex reality. The post aims to provide a nuanced consideration of plausible economic trajectories, the causes of the described financial pathologies, and potential changes to these trajectories.
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