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Equation 13 · Part 1 · Who Builds 2100? The Demographic Engine of Technological Evolution

Symbol g_C

gCg_C
gCg_C

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gCg_C is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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where gSg_S is the growth rate of human research labor, exactly as before, and gCg_C is a new term generated by the continuous automation of research tasks — one that can be strictly positive even when gSg_S is zero, because a fixed number of human researchers can still be automated onto an exponentially shrinking share of remaining, not-yet-automated tasks, concentrating human…

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