Economics paper · about
Task Satiation vs. Aggregate Rebound in AI Demand
In this paper, AI means artificial intelligence: software that performs tasks such as writing, coding or answering questions. Once a task is done, more machine effort on that task adds nothing. This paper defines that stop precisely and separates it from the separate question of whether total demand for machine work keeps growing.
In plain words
- Every job has a finish line. After it, more computer work on that job is waste.
- Cheaper computer work can still make people start many more jobs, so total use can keep rising.
- Money prices for AI are falling fast, but the electricity it uses is never free.