Lots of dismissive comments ITT, very few tackling the substance of the article.
> AI Cannot Afford To Slow Down — It Needs $3 Trillion Or More In Revenue By End Of 2030 To Sustain Its Existence
Is this true?
With the total 2024 wages being 11.7 trillion USD [0], and nonfarm payrolls totaling 158,000 in the same year [1], it's an order of magnitude higher than my back of the napkin guesses I've made that AI needs to take or create 1/20 jobs minimum to break even.
> AI Cannot Afford To Slow Down — It Needs $3 Trillion Or More In Revenue By End Of 2030 To Sustain Its Existence
Is this true? With the total 2024 wages being 11.7 trillion USD [0], and nonfarm payrolls totaling 158,000 in the same year [1], it's an order of magnitude higher than my back of the napkin guesses I've made that AI needs to take or create 1/20 jobs minimum to break even.
[0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BA06RC1A027NBEA [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS