Reading up on Alex Imas
3 deep · digging since jan 15
- Claude, don’t touch my lump - by Adam Mastroianni
AI won't cause lasting unemployment because human wants are endless; as old jobs fade, new desires create work, making the lump‑of‑labor idea a fallacy of finite desires.
- Alex Imas and Phil Trammell – What remains scarce after AGI?
Economists argue that after AGI, scarcity may shift to human-relational services, but the labor share's fate depends on whether new capital varieties prevent satiation.
- When Will They Take Our Jobs?
Even if AI capabilities continue advancing, human employment may persist for 10-20 years during the 'Cyborg Era' but will eventually end as AI becomes superior, though premature policy interventions to protect jobs should be avoided.