Models can solve Millennium Problems while US GDP grows just 1.5% — a widening gap
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-10
Andrew Hall highlights a contradiction few seriously reconcile: models can now resolve Millennium Problems, yet annualized US GDP growth sits at 1.5%.
econcallum builds on it: the gap between AI capability and public awareness is widening — lab insiders think AI could take over within years, but under half of Americans use AI at work daily, which he ties to sluggish GDP. The deeper danger is policy: low awareness means any response to misaligned AI will be too slow. COVID policy moved fast in March 2020 because everyone saw the Italian hospitals; this time, most people — including most politicians — can't see what's coming.
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