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The interviewer considers an entirely AI-run economy plausible but suspects it might become degenerate in some way.
Tim Scarfe · AI 2040: Plan A report - Daniel Kokotajlo & Thomas Larsen · 8 Sep 2026
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“that seems plausible to me. But for some reason, my intuition is it would become degenerate in some way. You know, I think David David Graber, even though he said bullshit jobs,”32:46Report a misattribution
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