Economist Alex Imas argues societies and governments handle rapid economic disruptions from AI more effectively than gradual ones like de-industrialization, citing swift COVID fiscal responses

— David Manheim replies fiscal tools cannot resolve core AI transition problems.

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OPAI#1777Alex Imas|@ALEXOLEGIMAS

@davidmanheim @BenSasse I think we're actually much better at managing fast transitions that slower ones. See COVID for example, you can't say that fiscal response was lethargic. Compare that with de-industrialization which was much much slower.

6:34 AM · May 20, 2026 View on X