Cowen said he was worried a bit about the inverted population pyramid, but thinks AI will provide enough of a productivity boost that it "won't bankrupt us."
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No horizon and a vague outcome.
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Tyler Cowen, “Cowen said he was worried a bit about the inverted population pyramid, but thinks AI will provide enough of a productivity boost that it "won't bankrupt us."” (said 4 March 2026). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_9867e1593a2a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9867e1593a2a
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