‘The Commanding Heights’ argues AI’s biggest gains could go to distribution owners
Will Manidis and Joe Roberts argue that AI’s financial and distribution channels may capture value while broad prosperity remains unlikely.
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In ‘The Commanding Heights,’ Will Manidis and Joe Roberts argue that owners of AI distribution and financial channels could collect more value than model makers. Manidis expects AI’s benefits to reach beyond San Francisco, but the essay predicts gains will concentrate among a narrow group, with workers facing displacement and governments taking a larger role in frontier AI. These are the authors’ forecasts, not established outcomes.
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