Musk says AI could double US GDP growth to ~4% next year; Cathie Wood sees up to 10-15%
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-19
Elon Musk claims AI could roughly double US GDP growth next year from 2% to 4%, maybe more. Cathie Wood (ARK Invest CEO) echoes the optimism: comparing to the Industrial Revolution — when global real GDP growth jumped from 0.6% to 3% — she sees AI potentially accelerating global growth to 6%, with 10%–15% as an upside scenario. Source: ARK Invest YouTube video.
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