DeepMind researchers publish The Economics of Intelligence, tracking AGI capability thresholds that could reshape the economy

A DeepMind researcher announced joining the lab to build an economics-of-AGI research program and released "The Economics of Intelligence," co-authored with Andrew Koh and Shane Legg, the first in a series. The paper defines economic capability thresholds, including "minimal AGI," and tracks changes in market structure, employment, and wages. The authors argue the solo AI agent is the wrong economic object; transformation hinges on competence and coordination thresholds. They suggest AI's impact may appear in wages first, and that coordination gains could break the Coasian ceiling on firm size.

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