AI and the Delusions of Increasing Productivity
#fullpost{display:inline;} Most of AI isn't productive, it's just another form of consumption. Like GDP (Gross Domestic Product), economic Productivity is an unquenchable spring of delusions, delusions being pushed to new heights of delirium by promises of endless leaps of productivity as AI is deployed in every nook and cranny of the global economy. Like GDP, Productivity distills everything in the world down to money: the cost of all inputs (labor, capital, resources) and the monetary value of the output (goods and services).
- ▪#fullpost{display:inline;} Most of AI isn't productive, it's just another form of consumption.
- ▪Like GDP (Gross Domestic Product), economic Productivity is an unquenchable spring of delusions, delusions being pushed to new heights of delirium by promises of endless leaps of productivity as AI is deployed in every nook and cranny of th
- ▪Like GDP, Productivity distills everything in the world down to money: the cost of all inputs (labor, capital, resources) and the monetary value of the output (goods and services).
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| Canonical URL | http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/08/ai-and-delusions-of-increasing.html |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:40:00 +0000 |
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#fullpost{display:inline;} Most of AI isn't productive, it's just another form of consumption. Like GDP (Gross Domestic Product), economic Productivity is an unquenchable spring of delusions, delusions being pushed to new heights of delirium by promises of endless leaps of productivity as AI is deployed in every nook and cranny of the global economy. Let's start with what Productivity measures. Like GDP, Productivity distills everything in the world down to money: the cost of all inputs (labor, capital, resources) and the monetary value of the output (goods and services). If the output goes up while the input costs remain the same or decline, Productivity is going up: we're producing more with the same basket of inputs (work, capital, etc.).
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