AI Models Are Skeptical of Fast-Growth Views as Horton Opens Public Bet on AI Economics
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-27
- Economist John Horton notes that AI models themselves are skeptical of fast-growth views, and invites the public to submit their own growth predictions via a linked survey.
- Context: economist Benjamin Moll has challenged Elon Musk to take the fast-growth side of a bet on whether AI will deliver an economic growth takeoff.
- The exchange highlights the divide between AI-optimists and skeptics — with frontier models apparently siding against rapid growth.
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