Anthropic staff survey implies 17.1% GDP growth by 2030, skeptics offer to bet against it
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-19
A survey of Anthropic employees' answers implies 17.1% US GDP growth in 2030, reflecting strong internal optimism about AI-driven economic explosion.
Commenters mocked the projection: one offered to bet against it using Anthropic stock options, another said he was considering a million-dollar bet on the under but would let others join.
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