The Economic Singularity Will Make Today’s Economy Unrecognizable w/ Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross

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🥛 Free Milk Road Newsletters: https://milkroad.com/subscribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube_organic_ai&utm_campaign=pod-feb4 ~~~~~ In this episode of Milk Road AI, Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross explains why the rapid collapse in the cost of AI isn’t just improving software; it’s triggering a chain reaction that could collapse the cost structure of the entire economy. This conversation explores the idea of an Economic Singularity, where intelligence becomes radically cheaper, robotics turns that intelligence into near-zero cost labor, and the world we recognize today begins to change faster than most people realize. We discuss why AGI may have effectively arrived with GPT-3 in 2020, how recursive self-improvement is already happening inside AI labs, and why regulation, not technology, is now the biggest bottleneck to progress. Dr. Wissner-Gross also explains how society may experiment with new models like UBI, universal basic services, and universal basic equity as traditional work starts to lose its central role in the economy. ~~~~~ 🌍 Stablecoins just got an upgrade, Bridge makes them instant, global, and dead simple for businesses: https://out.milkroad.com/Bridge2025Podcast 🧾 Turn your crypto tax nightmare into an IRS-ready report in minutes with Summ, start free and get 20% off with code MILKROAD20: https://out.milkroad.com/Summ2026Podcast ~~~~~ 🔧 Tools & Channels 🥛 ⁠Go PRO and become a better investor: https://milkroad.com/subscribe/checkout/ai/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube_organic_ai&utm_campaign=pod-feb4 ~~~~~ ✊ Follow Milk Road on Social Media: 👉 Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/MilkRoadAI 👉 Spotify: ⁠https://link.milkroad.com/spotify-mr-ai 👉 Apple Podcast: ⁠https://link.milkroad.com/applepod-mr-ai ~~~~~ 🎙 GUEST INFO 🎙 Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross Substack: https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/ X: https://x.com/alexwg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7404871891775025153/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl Threads: https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross RSS: https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/feed ~~~~~ ⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱ 00:00 – Intro 01:27 – The Last Triple Major: Why MIT Banned Dr. Alex’s Achievement 02:25 – The 40x Deflationary Wave: AI’s Impact on Global Labor and Software 04:01 – Tesla’s Humanoid Pivot: a Million Optimus Robots 05:41 – The Regulatory Barrier: Why Waymo Robotaxis Aren't in Boston 06:21 – Moravec’s Paradox: Why Robots Find Unskilled Labor Harder than Cognitive Tasks 07:55 – Post-Scarcity Solutions: Comparing UBI, UBS (Services), and UBE (Equity) 11:26 – AGI Arrival: Why Dr. Alex Believes AGI Arrived in the Summer of 2020 13:22 – The 1950s Message: How "Next Token Prediction" Could Have Saved Decades of AI Research 15:49 – Beyond the Turing Test: Recursive Self-Improvement and Solving Unsolved Math 17:16 – Summ 18:07 – Bridge 18:41 – Defining the Singularity: From I.J. Good’s Intelligence Explosion to the Event Horizon 20:41 – Dario Amodei’s Essay: Anthropic’s Concerns on ASI and Alien Alignment 23:22 – AI is Bulk-solving Humantity's Hardest Problems by 2030 24:44 – "Safetyism": Will the Government Cripple AI Development? 25:22 – The Nuclear Trap: Learning from the Manhattan Project’s Regulatory Mistakes 27:32 – Ideological Exams: How China Regulates Frontier AI Deployment 31:02 – Crypto's First Killer App: Banking the "Unbanked" AI Agents 32:27 – The Economic Decoupling Nightmare: AI Religions, Bunkers, and Private Blockchains 35:10 – Living in Science Non-Fiction: Why Present Reality Defies Sci-Fi Dystopias 38:40 – Shaking the Audience: A Literary Attempt to Recognize Our Fantastic Present 39:35 – Wrap-Up #ai #agi #robotics 📃 Disclaimer 📃 The information presented in this video is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be considered as financial, legal, or tax advice. The views and opinions expressed by the speakers, are their own and do not constitute professional advice. The speakers are not licensed financial advisors or registered investment advisors. Investing in cryptocurrencies carries significant risks, including the potential for substantial losses. The speakers do not guarantee any specific outcome or profit. Viewers should consult with a qualified financial professional before making any investment decisions.