Debate: could post-human AI economies push GDP per capita far past 10x?
binarybits · x · 2026-09-21
In a debate with pawtrammell, Toby Ord, and Ryan Greenblatt, binarybits pushes back on whether US GDP per capita could permanently top out below 10x current levels: 'permanently' is a long time, and a post-human future run by robots, AI agents, or cyborgs could have unpredictable economics.
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