Will AI progress result in a concentration or diffusion of political and economic power? And why?
Well if robots take over the world I would definitely say concentration
Diffusion it democratizes everything
How so?
It levels the playing field. The means of production becomes cheaper and more widely available allowing smaller companies, groups and nations to take advantage.
Diffusion. Look at what Google did to AI. It made Gemini a stupid, racist caricature. No one will look at this this fiasco and think: we should trust a few big .coms with this responsibility.
Concentration unless there is a revolt/ pressure of some kind. Rewards go to capital and ownership of resources.