Ben Todd: AI model scenario sees GDP impacts accelerating past 2030's 15% growth
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-29
Ben Todd notes that even granting the model's 15% GDP growth figure for 2030, the projected impacts keep accelerating—by 2033 things would be 'much crazier again.' In his words, the output is artificially cut off right where things go haywire, so the scenario shouldn't be treated as an upper bound.
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