Tyler Cowen challenges AI doomer Dean Ball: why don't you bet on output destruction?
tylercowen · x · 2026-09-05
Tyler Cowen challenges Dean Ball: both agree AI is a big deal, but Cowen notes Ball never bets on AI destroying net output, calling it a concession. Ball fires back that some of the most pessimistic AI forecasters became multimillionaires by seeking early exposure to NVDA and frontier lab equity, and Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund posted phenomenal public-market returns.
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