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Knowledge Collapse and Cognitive Debt: Two MIT Papers on AI
Daron Acemoglu's new MIT paper proves there's an optimal AI accuracy, and it's not 100%. The knowledge-collapse equilibrium hinges on one parameter: how elastic human effort is. A separate MIT EEG study and three behavioral RCTs say it's elastic enough to worry about.
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