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Originally Posted by Michael Thayne
I agree there's a conflict here, but I think you're looking for it in the wrong place. AFAICT in the real world the big limiting factor on economic growth is the labor supply.
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The trifecta of land/labor/capital still exists, and the general function of automation is to transform labor requirements into capital requirements.
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Originally Posted by Michael Thayne
(Both headcount and education.) Bioroids and strong AI ought to solve that. On the other hand, most nations in THS have strong legal restrictions on them, mitigating the issue somewhat.
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Most simple production does not require strong AI. You might not get exponential tech advancement (which does require labor or strong AI), but you'd get exponential advancement in
stuff until you hit some other limit.