Ben Todd vs Ramez: does each ECI point buy more economic value?
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-11-10
Ben Todd notes many misread Ramez tweet as a strong counter to the METR report and RSI possibility. Ramez clarifies he wasn't saying 'AI is dead'—only that progress has required exponentially growing inputs that may hit headwinds, and the curve of economic value per ECI point is unknown. Todd argues company revenues and real-world adoption already provide meaningful data on value per ECI point, plus an intuitive case for increasing returns.
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