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On October 28, 2026, a peer-reviewed macroeconomics model paper from Yale University deduced that once AGI is fully deployed, the contribution rate of human labor to economic growth will mathematically approach zero, and wages will be anchored to the cost of GPU computing power and electricity needed to replicate that output, for example, $2 in electricity costs plus hardware depreciation. The model also deduces that even if 50% of the global workforce stops working, global GDP will not fall by a single percentage point, but will instead grow exponentially. Based on this, the paper's authors argue that those who cannot convert assets into computing power, energy, or scarce means of production will be reduced to impoverished middle class. Currently, this deduction was reported by "Ayi AI Notes" on October 28, 2026, and there are no subsequent factual developments.
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Yale Model Simulation: AGI Will Eliminate the Middle Class
A peer-reviewed macroeconomics model paper from Yale University argues that once AGI is fully deployed, the contribution rate of human labor to economic growth will mathematically approach zero, and wages will be anchored to the cost of the GPU compute and electricity needed to replicate that output—for example, $2 in electricity plus hardware depreciation. The model also projects that even if 50% of the global workforce stopped working, global GDP would not fall by a single percentage point; instead, it would grow exponentially. Based on this, the authors argue that people who cannot convert assets into compute, energy, or scarce means of production will be reduced to destitute middle class.