Ryan Greenblatt debates GDP accounting in a world of vast robot armies
RyanGreenblatt · x · 2026-09-19
Ryan Greenblatt and binarybits debate the economic structure of aggressive AGI scenarios: Greenblatt notes both sides accept vast robot armies and rapid tech progress, yet industry would be a small GDP fraction — possible, he says, but mostly a question of GDP accounting. binarybits is skeptical military spending would dominate GDP.
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