Slow down AI or speed it up: either way we crash the economy, quip goes
round · x · 2026-11-06
A circulating one-liner asks: "Should we slow down AI and crash our economy or speed up AI and crash our economy?" The ironic either/or framing captures the industry's mood that both acceleration and deceleration seem destined to hurt the economy.
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