Economic Power Lock-in

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Economic power lock-in describes scenarios where AI-enabled productivity becomes permanently concentrated in the hands of a small group, creating wealth disparities so extreme that redistribution becomes structurally impossible rather than merely politically difficult.

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What Drives Economic Power Lock-in?

Causal factors concentrating AI-driven wealth and making redistribution structurally impossible. Four mega unicorns already control 66.7% of AI market value.

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Factor	Effect	Strength
AI Capabilities	↑ Increases	medium
Misalignment Potential	↑ Increases	medium
Misuse Potential	↑ Increases	weak
Transition Turbulence	↑ Increases	weak
Civilizational Competence	—	strong
AI Ownership	↑ Increases	strong
AI Uses	↑ Increases	strong

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