Jevons paradox
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An economic principle where greater efficiency can increase total demand for a resource or product.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 3Simon Willison·6/9/2026researchKarpathy on the rising demand for software
Andrej Karpathy says that as software becomes easier to generate on demand, people will want far more of it for highly specific tasks. He points to examples such as explainers, visualizers, dashboards, custom single-use apps, test-suite expansion, code optimization, and large research projects with tailored output.