Compute-Equivalent Units of Labor
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A Compute-Equivalent Units of Labor is a labor equivalent measure that quantifies compute needed to replicate worker output.
- AKA: CEU, Computational Labor Equivalent, Digital Worker Units, Compute-Labor Exchange Rate, CEU of Labor.
- Context:
- It can typically determine wage caps through replication costs.
- It can typically enable additive production functions with compute resources.
- It can often decrease over time with technological progress.
- It can often vary across skill levels and task complexity.
- It can range from being a Low CEU of Labor to being a High CEU of Labor, depending on its compute requirement.
- It can range from being a Fixed CEU of Labor to being a Variable CEU of Labor, depending on its temporal stability.
- It can range from being a Task-Specific CEU of Labor to being a General CEU of Labor, depending on its application scope.
- It can range from being a Measurable CEU of Labor to being a Speculative CEU of Labor, depending on its empirical basis.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- Human-Specific Work, which cannot be replicated by compute.
- Physical Labor Unit, which requires embodiment rather than computation.
- Social Capital Measure, which involves relationships rather than output.
- See: Labor Equivalent Measure, Wage Cap by Replication Cost, Additive Production Function, Compute Resource, Labor Economics, AI Economics, Production Function, Economic Substitution, Digital Labor.