Quoting Andrej Karpathy
Karpathy says AI-generated software arriving 'on tap' triggers Jevons paradox, sharply increasing his own demand for software.
“I feel a lot of things changing as working software increasingly comes out on a tap. The Jevon's paradox kicks in and I feel my own demand for software growing substantially.”— Andrej Karpathy
Andrej Karpathy, reacting to Claude Fable 5, argues that as functional software becomes nearly free to generate, Jevons paradox drives demand higher rather than lower, unlocking bespoke single-use apps, expanded test suites, and custom research tooling. The signal matters because a respected AI researcher is framing cheap code generation as a demand-expanding force, reshaping how developers and teams think about software's value.