Economist: market tools for AI friction are good even if the friction shouldn't exist
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-29
Economist alexolegimas separates two questions: (1) from a social planner's view, AI service frictions shouldn't exist and economists should work to fix them; (2) conditional on that not happening, it's good that markets give consumers tools to manage the friction — with 1B+ people already using AI tools, he's not worried about cross-subsidization.
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