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A 160-year-old paradox explains why AI will create more lawyers and accountants—not fewer, top economist says

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok thinks AI doomers may be proven wrong. Just swap in "people" for "coal" in Jevons Paradox.

Fortune

Nvidia's race to outpace physics

Nvidia's chips are improving at such a staggering pace that it defies any historical comparison.

Axios

DeepSeek claims to have cured AI’s environmental headache. The Jevons paradox suggests it might make things worse

AI burns through a lot of resources. And thanks to a paradox first identified way back in the 1860s, even a more energy-efficient AI is likely to simply mean more energy is used in the long run.

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Why DeepSeek's R1 may not be the bad news for Nvidia and U.S. export controls that many assume

Jevons Paradox and 'test time compute' mean the need for advanced computer chips may soar, not plummet.

Fortune

Satya Nadella believes Chinese AI startup DeepSeek could be a win for tech, even as Microsoft’s shares tumble

The Microsoft CEO cited Jevons paradox, which stipulates increased efficiency in production drives increased demand.

Fortune

Six economic myths that wellbeing economies seek to address

The failures of free market fundamentalism and neoliberalism are based on a series of flawed economic assumptions. There is another way.

360info

'Rebound effect' puts CO2 targets at risk

Researchers worry more than half of global efforts to cut greenhouse gases by using energy more efficiently could be wiped out by a sneaky efficiency paradox called the 'rebound effect'.

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