AI could significantly reshape the U.S. economy and potentially improve the nation’s fiscal outlook, but economists caution that it will not solve the country’s debt problem, The New York Times reports.
If AI makes workers more productive without eliminating large numbers of jobs, faster economic growth could boost wages, corporate profits and tax revenue, helping narrow the gap between government spending and revenue.
However, if AI replaces workers and shifts more income toward capital, which is generally taxed at lower rates than labor, the fiscal benefits could be smaller. Researchers at Yale’s Budget Lab estimate that the revenue boost from rapid AI-driven growth could be roughly half as large by…