AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 6h ago7/10
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Who Prices Cognitive Labor in the Age of Agents? A Position on Compute-Anchored Wages
A new economic framework argues that AI agents function as production technology converting compute capital into cognitive labor, rather than being labor themselves. This shift means wage equilibrium for human cognitive workers will be anchored to compute capital rental rates rather than traditional labor markets, with human wages bounded by a formula incorporating compute intensity and relative productivity.