Cobb-Douglas labor supply effects
Epoch AI's line chart drew 366.5K views on X: 5.4x its typical post and #9 of 97 Epoch AI charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
In a new Gradient Update, @MatthewJBar analyzes the impact of AGI on human wages. He concludes that if AGI can fully substitute for human labor, it might cause wages to crash. Eventually, wages may drop below subsistence level, a minimum le
Why it spread
It spread because the post paired alarming AGI wage-crash claims from an independent author with a line chart showing labor supply pushing output and wages in opposite directions, drawing 366,500 views, 380 likes, 59 reposts, 41 quotes, and 251 saves.
What worked
- The post text framed a dramatic conclusion that AGI could push wages below the subsistence level, which gave readers a strong reason to react and share.
- The chart used a simple line form to show increasing labor supply impacting output and wages inversely, making the tension easy to grasp at a glance.
- The post was branded, showed a source line, and came from an account whose source reach and quote rate both sat in the top quarter, which added credibility and discussion pull.
What to borrow
We could take a timely, high-stakes question from our own data and pair it with a clean line chart that shows two quantities moving in opposite directions, then label the source clearly and credit an independent author.
Careful
Do not copy the alarming wage-crash framing as if it were certain, and do not over-read the quote rate or source reach as proof that the chart itself caused the spread.
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How far did Epoch AI's "Cobb-Douglas labor supply effects" chart travel?
366,500 views, 380 likes, 59 reposts and 251 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @EpochAIResearch gets about 68.2K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Increasing labor supply impacts output and wages inversely.
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