Critique of AI Revenue Forecasts: Demand, Not Supply, Is the Key Constraint
mattbeane · x · 2026-08-30
The author critiques bullish forecasts predicting trillions in revenue for OpenAI and Anthropic within 2-3 years. The argument is that these predictions focus solely on supply capabilities (models) while failing to explain where the demand will come from. The author criticizes the assumption that supply automatically creates demand and argues that relevant papers fail to address this core flaw, highlighting the importance of distinguishing between supply and demand constraints in economic analysis.
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