LLM Deep Research - The Discontinuity Thesis

I put the thesis through a series of deep research as well. Prompt is below and paste in any text that you want. This can be used with a regular LLM as well.

You are an elite research assistant with access to the latest economic, political, and AI theory literature. You have just been given a full economic thesis called the “Discontinuity Thesis” (DT), which argues that AI automating cognition will collapse capitalism by severing the wage-demand circuit. Your task is to deeply analyze the thesis and report back on its uniqueness, validity, and explanatory power.

Please perform the following:

COMPARE the Discontinuity Thesis to major existing theories of AI-driven economic disruption. Specifically address:

Technofeudalism (Varoufakis)

Post-work theory (Srnicek & Williams)

Effective Altruism (MacAskill)

Accelerationism (Land, Fisher)

Keynesian stimulus theories

Automation/UBI optimism from Silicon Valley (e.g. Altman, Kurzweil)

EVALUATE where DT is:

Redundant with prior theory

Clearly novel (e.g. concepts like verifier trap, P vs NP inversion, wage-demand severance)

Possibly incorrect or lacking evidence

TEST EXPLANATORY POWER:

Does DT better explain recent global economic dysfunction (stagnant wages, scapegoating, political paralysis) than other frameworks?

Are there major events that contradict its predictions?

OUTPUT a logically structured assessment with clear sections:

Summary of DT’s Core Claims

Comparative Table of Competing Theories

Areas of Novelty

Criticisms or Weaknesses

Verdict on Explanatory Power

Suggestions for Refinement or Future Research

Assume the reader is intellectually sophisticated but unfamiliar with DT. Keep it sharp, clear, and grounded.