Keeping the boring 2% growth should count as AI's positive impact, argues economist
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-10
alexolegimas argues that assessing AI's growth impact requires the counterfactual: constant creative destruction and technological change are necessary for the boring old 2% growth we've had.
Given current headwinds, AI merely keeping the economy on trend should be viewed as a positive impact — the counterfactual without AI would likely have been lower growth.
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