# kaal:claim:6421319-012

**Claim.** The correct response to the binding constraint cascade is rigorous decentralization of the compute and energy infrastructure underpinning AI production, pursued through decentralized compute networks, energy decentralization, open source models, and antitrust enforcement of compute markets.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- required to prevent scarcity from migrating rather than dissolving

**Source quote.**

> The appropriate response is rigorous decentralization of the compute and energy infrastructure that underpins AI production.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Collapse of Scarcity Economics* (2026), II.D. The Binding-Constraint Cascade: Electricity, Compute, and the Risk of Scarcity Reorientation, page 12

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Collapse of Scarcity Economics (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6421319

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `0f4f68e56ee48bb8b2d73d3ab7fd96fa572e76c195694ffa740360704c1b172d` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202026%20-%20The%20Collapse%20of%20Scarcity%20Economics.pdf

**Topics.** decentralization, economics, reputation, ai-and-agents, open-source-and-code, institutional-design

**Keywords.** decentralization, compute-markets, antitrust, open-source-ai, institutional-design

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