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THE JEVONS MISUNDERSTANDING

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Jevon's Paradox assumes that the old production system continues to scale when demand expands as a result of new technology, but with AI, expansion can bypass the old labor bundle, meaning workers stay employed but at progressively lower wages in worse conditions, not seeing the benefits of the market expansion.