Dean Ball: in scenarios where AI destroys output, the bets themselves may not pay off
deanwball · x · 2026-09-05
Responding to Tyler Cowen's accusation that he won't bet on AI destroying net output, Dean Ball argues that in scenarios where AI truly destroys output, he's unsure he could redeem the bets at all — or that it would matter — so operationalizing such bets is unproductive.
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