AI circles ask why frontier models still haven't accelerated economic growth
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-09
theojaffee asks why frontier models still haven't meaningfully accelerated economic growth; lumpenspace responds that the counterfactual world "says hello" like a guttural scream of horror and void. The exchange captures AI circles' dark humor about the gap between model benchmarks and macroeconomic output.
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