# MIND **Entity class:** Proposed economic measurement framework **Domain:** Economics / artificial intelligence / human development **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition MIND is the label Emad Mostaque used in the Moonshots discussion for an alternative approach to measuring an economy in which intelligence and capability become less scarce. ## Mechanism and significance In the source discussion, the proposed measurement emphasis shifts from monetary throughput toward individual capability, the removal of bottlenecks, and the number of people raised from the floor. ## Relationships - [[wiki/GDP-B|GDP-B]] - [[wiki/Human Agency|Human Agency]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Moonshots - The Coming Manhattan Project|Moonshots — The Coming Manhattan Project]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/All Things Superintelligence Research - The Coming Manhattan Project - Moonshots|All Things Superintelligence Research — The Coming Manhattan Project — Moonshots]] — episode transcript, reconciled against the preserved ElevenLabs timing layer. - [[research/All Things Superintelligence Research - The Coming Manhattan Project - Moonshots - Reminder and Wiki Preparation|Reminder and Wiki Preparation]] — coherent-thought ledger and evidence boundaries. ## Evidence boundary The episode does not supply a formal expansion, methodology, or validated index for MIND. This node preserves the attributed proposal and its unresolved specification rather than inventing one. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > GDP can fall while lived abundance rises. When technology makes transportation, intelligence, or disease treatment radically cheaper, an economist may record deflation or lost spending even as people gain more capability and healthier lives. > **— Adapted from Dave Blundin**, *Moonshots, October 7, 2026* [[reminders/Abundance/GDP Can Fall While Lived Abundance Rises by Dave Blundin|GDP Can Fall While Lived Abundance Rises by Dave Blundin]] > Abundance needs measures beyond GDP. If intelligence stops being scarce and individual capability rises without producing proportionate monetary transactions, the meaningful test is not only what the economy spends but how many people rise from the floor and gain the power to achieve what they can imagine. > **— Adapted from Emad Mostaque**, *Moonshots, October 7, 2026* [[reminders/Abundance/Abundance Needs Measures Beyond GDP by Emad Mostaque|Abundance Needs Measures Beyond GDP by Emad Mostaque]]