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GATE: An Integrated Assessment Model for AI Automation

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  • Ege Erdil
  • Andrei Potlogea
  • Tamay Besiroglu
  • Edu Roldan
  • Anson Ho
  • Jaime Sevilla
  • Matthew Barnett
  • Matej Vrzla
  • Robert Sandler

Abstract

Assessing the economic impacts of artificial intelligence requires integrating insights from both computer science and economics. We present the Growth and AI Transition Endogenous model (GATE), a dynamic integrated assessment model that simulates the economic effects of AI automation. GATE combines three key ingredients that have not been brought together in previous work: (1) a compute-based model of AI development, (2) an AI automation framework, and (3) a semi-endogenous growth model featuring endogenous investment and adjustment costs. The model allows users to simulate the economic effects of the transition to advanced AI across a range of potential scenarios. GATE captures the interactions between economic variables, including investment, automation, innovation, and growth, as well as AI-related inputs such as compute and algorithms. This paper explains the model's structure and functionality, emphasizing AI development for economists and economic modeling for the AI community. The model is implemented in an interactive sandbox, enabling users to explore the impact of AI under different parameter choices and policy interventions. The modeling sandbox is available at: www.epoch.ai/GATE.

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  • Ege Erdil & Andrei Potlogea & Tamay Besiroglu & Edu Roldan & Anson Ho & Jaime Sevilla & Matthew Barnett & Matej Vrzla & Robert Sandler, 2025. "GATE: An Integrated Assessment Model for AI Automation," Papers 2503.04941, arXiv.org, revised Mar 2025.
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