The deflation angle is what most poeple miss in this debate. If we let AI-driven efficiency run its course, costs collapse and everyones quality of life rises even if traditional employment shrinks. The robo-taxi example nails it cause a robot tax would literally block the small operator from competing with Waymo while Waymo absorbs the cost easily. We'd be locking in the exact monopoly concentration everyones worried about.
The deflation angle is what most poeple miss in this debate. If we let AI-driven efficiency run its course, costs collapse and everyones quality of life rises even if traditional employment shrinks. The robo-taxi example nails it cause a robot tax would literally block the small operator from competing with Waymo while Waymo absorbs the cost easily. We'd be locking in the exact monopoly concentration everyones worried about.