Dario Amodei's stark take: AI threatens identity and the tax base, not just wages
coherence · x · 2026-10-22
A Turkish-language thread amplifies Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's argument that AI's deepest threat isn't wages but human identity: by 2027, people may lose the ability to feel useful at all.
The post extends the logic to economics: modern states run on income tax and consumer spending, while millions of digital agents in data centers earn no salary, pay no taxes, and buy no coffee. An economy where production explodes while the tax base and consumer income evaporate cannot be governed under today's rules.
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