Binary Bits: post-AGI per-capita incomes likely cap below 10x US median if humans stay in charge
binarybits · x · 2026-09-21
In a debate with Toby Ord and Ryan Greenblatt, binarybits argues that if normal humans still control the world's governments and most spending power, real per-capita incomes will likely top out at under 10x the US median — while conceding a post-human, AI-run future's economics are hard to predict.
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