AI turns labor into a manufactured good — GDP growth becomes an energy problem
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-09-03
- Matt Loszak argues 200 years of economic growth came from two sources: more people and more output per person. Population growth is slowing, but labor just became a manufactured good (AI) whose input is electrons.
- His conclusion: GDP growth is about to become an energy generation problem.
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