The US economy is overdue for a recession. This is currently delayed by massive investments in AI infrastructure. If the current, exponential growth were to be halted or even just throttled, that would let a lot of bets on the future of the industry burst. Could broader adoption (-> inference → hardware purchases) balance that? Enough to keep the US economy afloat? I doubt it, but I’m sure the tipping-point-ness of the situation makes predictions hard.
Also, I imagine that from an economist’s perspective, the idea of slowing down an industry just to save humanity would sound very hypothetical—not even /s
The US economy is overdue for a recession. This is currently delayed by massive investments in AI infrastructure. If the current, exponential growth were to be halted or even just throttled, that would let a lot of bets on the future of the industry burst. Could broader adoption (-> inference → hardware purchases) balance that? Enough to keep the US economy afloat? I doubt it, but I’m sure the tipping-point-ness of the situation makes predictions hard.
Also, I imagine that from an economist’s perspective, the idea of slowing down an industry just to save humanity would sound very hypothetical—not even /s