AI Could Actually Lower GDP: ChatGPT Queries Barely Counted While Plumber Work Is, Argues Economist
moultano · x · 2026-09-13
In a debate on AI and GDP, the author argues GDP could actually fall if AI displaces plumbers into less valuable work. 'Looking at money is a red herring'—it's better to compare the volume of goods and services produced: plumber work is counted in GDP while ChatGPT queries barely are.
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