A New Theory of Value for Post-AGI Economics
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arXiv:2608.01432v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) may weaken scarcities in labour, expertise, information, and productive capability that underpin established theories of economic value. If cognitive work becomes widely automatable, market price, labour input, revealed preference, profit, and gross output may diverge sharply from human and societal benefit. This paper develops Flourishing Value Theory (FVT) as a foundation for post-AGI economics. FVT defines value as the counterfactual, distribution-sensitive contribution of a system, institution, asset,
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2608.01432v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Artificial general intelligence (AGI) may weaken scarcities in labour, expertise, information, and productive capability that underpin established theories of economic value.
- If cognitive work becomes widely automatable, market price, labour input, revealed preference, profit, and gross output may diverge sharply from human and societal benefit.
- This paper develops Flourishing Value Theory (FVT) as a foundation for post-AGI economics.
Why it matters
“A New Theory of Value for Post-AGI Economics” highlights the need for repeatable measurement rather than a single impressive demonstration. Independent validation across datasets and clearly stated limitations determine whether a result can guide product decisions.
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