AI Is Creating a Jevons Paradox of Ambition, Says Investor evantana
adityaag · x · 2026-09-24
Investor evantana coins a "Jevons paradox of ambition": the easier AI makes it to build, the more ambitious the things the best people decide to build. Efficiency gains don't shrink ambition — they raise the ceiling. He says this is playing out in real time at his firm spc.
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