Token Spend Is 0.23% of Labor Spend — Does Jevons' Paradox Mean AI Spending Must Catch Up?
herbiebradley · x · 2026-10-14
louisvarge argued that since token spend is currently just 0.23% of labor spend and we're not at AGI yet, equal spend on labor and AI should be expected. herbiebradley countered that this only holds if AI's per-output price matches labor; AI is orders of magnitude cheaper, so spend may stay far below labor levels even after Jevons-paradox effects raise usage.
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