Not just OpenAI dropped some intriguing research yesterday; Anthropic jumped in too! 📊 Their data covers the start of the year but only has

Not just OpenAI dropped some intriguing research yesterday; Anthropic jumped in too! 📊 Their data covers the start of the year but only has three points—so calling any trends stable would be a stretch.

But if you zoom out and look at geographic slices, there are some important observations. And one of them is pretty sobering. 😟 Tech enthusiasts often tout that new tech democratizes access and reduces inequality across countries. But guess what? The data shows a clear link between AI use (in this case, Claude) and a country’s GDP. Even within the U.S., this trend holds when comparing states.

The researchers think it's all about economic structure: where GDP is high, there's more intellectual labor involved and more people are employed in it. So, contrary to the rosy predictions from Altman and other tech visionaries, AI might just widen the gap between developed and developing economies—similar to how electricity once did! ⚡️ Previous general-purpose technologies like electrification or combustion engines fueled massive growth while also creating disparities in living standards globally. If AI's biggest effects hit wealthier nations first, we might see those same economic implications again.