The technologyis inevitable.

Independent research · Safety, economics and governance of AI

The transition is a choice. We map the window between the jobs that go and the prices that fall.

Parliamentary evidence ↓

Written evidence · UK Parliament

2026

The GreatDeflation

Artificial general intelligence, autonomous robotics, and the political economy of the post-scarcity transition.

Author Elham NourzaiORCID 0009-0007-0153-7474Published March 2026DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19133521
The transition windowMonths after deployment
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Households feel the cost before the price.

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Labour displacement → consumer price benefitDeployment

The model · Illustrative, from the paper's framework

Hover to inspect · Months after deployment
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The gap, month by month
100 households · live simulation
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Logistic model curves and simulated households. Illustrative of the framework, not empirical series.

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