Phase Transitions After Alignment: A Two-Coordinate Account of AGI Labour Substitution and an Audit of Its Metaphors
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Authors
- Qinfu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0923-5008)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22843902
- Primary Topic
- Economic Development and Digital Transformation
- Type
- preprint