Some people think GDP is a good metric for AI timelines and takeoff speeds
Kind of. A computation of per-capita GDP in terms of purchasing-power parity is often used to compare historical or other wildly-divergent lifestyle groups. It’s perhaps the best measure we have, but that doesn’t make it a good measure.
Specifically, GDP could become very disconnected from anything most of us care about with sufficient technological change.
Kind of. A computation of per-capita GDP in terms of purchasing-power parity is often used to compare historical or other wildly-divergent lifestyle groups. It’s perhaps the best measure we have, but that doesn’t make it a good measure.
Specifically, GDP could become very disconnected from anything most of us care about with sufficient technological change.