Lighting Cost Fell 1000x—Suhail Says AI Inference Is Next

Paul Graham cited data showing lighting costs fell over 1000x in a century thanks to technology. Suhail shared it, asserting the same collapse is now happening to AI inference costs.

2026-09-14 ~ 2026-09-15 · 2 related posts

• Paul Graham cites 1000x lighting cost drop; AI thinkers expect same for intelligence — smtabatabaie · 2026-09-14
• "This will happen to inference": Suhail bets LLM inference costs will fall 1000x like lighting did — npew · 2026-09-15