Does AGI spend have to rise to labor-cost levels? A Jevon's paradox debate
louisvarge · x · 2026-10-14
@herbiebradley argues that AGI's cost per output is orders of magnitude smaller than labor, so even if Jevon's paradox drives usage up, total spend need not rise to current labor-cost levels. louisvarge counters that if AGI truly substitutes labor, prices should reprice to labor. A short but substantive debate on AGI economics.
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