Democracy may be resilient to extreme AI-driven inequality because the democratic system is flexible and popular with the median voter—most federal spending (Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, defense) is already what voters want, and this can persist even with extreme wealth concentration.

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Speaker

Tyler Cowen

Evidence Quote

I don't predict some kind of slide into chaos or totalitarianism it'll just be a very different world [34:22]

Source

AI’s New World Order: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler CowenJohnathan Bi
Created: 8/11/2026, 8:00:09 AM

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