David Patterson predicts SI plus robots will bring 'hyperdeflation' and 100x purchasing power by 2035
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-10-14
Computer architecture legend David Patterson lays out a hyper-optimistic scenario: SI and humanoid robots doing all work by 2030 would boost production 10x and cut prices to 10% of today's, reaching 100x production and 1% prices by 2035 — 'hyperdeflation' where universal high income buys 100x more and everyone is rich without working. It's a utopian extrapolation, not a model, but a useful extreme-case framing of AI's economic impact.
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