Executive summary: This reading list and summary provides an overview of key economic growth theory papers relevant to both global development and AI progress within effective altruism, covering foundational concepts, AI-focused models, and development-oriented theories.
AI-focused growth models examine automation’s impact on production and research, with implications for AI takeoff scenarios.
Capital-embodied growth models offer an alternative perspective on AI progress, emphasizing physical manufacturing bottlenecks.
Development-oriented growth theories address misallocation, structural transformation, and amplification of cross-country productivity differences.
Reading advice emphasizes understanding qualitative stories behind models and recognizing instrumental reasons for model assumptions.
The list aims to balance AI and global development perspectives, requiring mathematical maturity but offering insights for EA applications.
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Executive summary: This reading list and summary provides an overview of key economic growth theory papers relevant to both global development and AI progress within effective altruism, covering foundational concepts, AI-focused models, and development-oriented theories.
Key points:
Foundational papers cover basic growth facts and idea-based models, providing essential background.
AI-focused growth models examine automation’s impact on production and research, with implications for AI takeoff scenarios.
Capital-embodied growth models offer an alternative perspective on AI progress, emphasizing physical manufacturing bottlenecks.
Development-oriented growth theories address misallocation, structural transformation, and amplification of cross-country productivity differences.
Reading advice emphasizes understanding qualitative stories behind models and recognizing instrumental reasons for model assumptions.
The list aims to balance AI and global development perspectives, requiring mathematical maturity but offering insights for EA applications.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.