Paul Graham cites 1000x lighting cost drop; AI thinkers expect same for intelligence
smtabatabaie · x · 2026-09-14
Paul Graham shared a data point on technology making everyone richer: the cost of lighting has fallen more than 1000x over the past century. Replying to it, @smtabatabaie argues intelligence will follow the same trajectory — as AI advances, the unit cost of intelligence should drop by orders of magnitude and become universally accessible.
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