AI Capex Overinvestment

N-firm differential game produces 3-4x overinvestment vs cooperative: the prisoner's dilemma of AI infrastructure.

AI Transition74
Impact Score
Economic Importance
8.0
Novelty
7.0
Theoretical Coverage
7.0
Empirical Coverage
8.0
Article Quality
10.0
Score Reasoning
Importance
N-firm differential game producing 3-4x overinvestment is the mechanism driving the self-undermining dynamic. Critical for the AI transition narrative.
Novelty
Applies Cournot overinvestment to shared learning curves in AI infrastructure -- new connection. The Nash-crosses-faster result linking overinvestment to self-undermining is novel.
Quality
Outstanding article: clear game structure, empirical calibration table, crossing-time acceleration, and four testable predictions. Substantial (7249 chars).