AI companies swallowing GDP: wealth concentration is AGI's silent killer
PianistWinter8293 · reddit · 2026-09-29
A companion Reddit post argues the top 10% of US households already own 88% of corporate equities, and AGI replacing labor would let a few AI companies capture a growing share of GDP. Combined with recursive self-improvement's positive feedback, wealth—and thus power—would concentrate dangerously fast, making citizens dependent on AI companies. UBI is a revocable handout, not a fix; the author urges awareness before the silent process passes its point of no return.
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