Tag: AI ROI
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AI Layoffs Aren’t Working: The Jevons Paradox
In 1865, the English economist William Stanley Jevons published The Coal Question. His observation was counterintuitive and has stayed that way for 160 years: James Watt’s steam engine was dramatically more efficient than its predecessor, and British coal consumption went up, not down. The efficiency made coal-powered machinery cheaper to operate, which expanded demand for it…
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The AI Productivity Paradox Has Data Now
Months ago, I wrote about the measurement problem: engineering metrics rewarding the wrong behavior after AI adoption. That post was a diagnosis based on pattern recognition across organizations, velocity climbing while delivery stayed flat, dashboards turning green while products shipped late. The data arrived. Between late 2025 and mid-2026, five independent research programs published findings…
