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Ghost GDP: Growth Without Prosperity? Through AI?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Research 13 Mar 2026 English Publisher:Zenodo
Authors: Burkhardt, Detlef;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.19010431 , 10.5281/zenodo.19034052 , 10.5281/zenodo.19010430

Ghost GDP: Growth Without Prosperity? Through AI?

Abstract

AI substitutes human labor faster than societies can adapt. This creates a "Ghost GDP": statistical growth without purchasing power circulation. This paper analyzes this structural break in the consumption cycle, connects it to the post-growth debate, and argues for a global machine tax to finance an Unconditional Basic Income.

Keywords

Ghost GDP, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Consumption Cycle, Unconditional Basic Income, UBI, GenAI, Post-Growth, Machine Tax, Labor Displacement, Global Economy

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