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Re:AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. ... by legulere on Friday August 29, 2025 @05:40AM (#45062045)
It also means that with lower costs your service becomes more attractive and maybe attracts more customers, so might even grow the number of workers.

This is known as Jevons Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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Re:AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. ... by laughing_man on Friday August 29, 2025 @03:41PM (#45068504)
Yes, and a lot of people have gone broke assuming unlimited demand for the services they provide.
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