Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark: "One model predicts a vast economic transformation with US GDP potentially reaching $44 trillion by 2030, which sounds very outlandish, I know." US GDP today is just over $30 trillion. that's almost +50% by 2030. think about what that actually means. > the forecast comes from one of Anthropic's internal models > it assumes AI keeps getting better and spreads across the economy > his next line: "a billion virtual scientists" > his ask: "unusual and serious rules" for AI and the companies building it > Anthropic's IPO is expected in November, at a valuation of up to $2 trillion the company forecasting the boom is the same one asking for restraint. weeks before its expected IPO. which models are driving this, and what do they cost? my October 2026 guide is in my profile ↓