AI Reshapes Jobs Through Jevons Paradox

In March 2026, an analysis argues that AI is changing white-collar work by acting like 'coal' rather than a 'horse,' citing William Stanley Jevons's 1865 paradox and contemporary examples. The piece notes corporate moves—Block's recent layoff of about 4,000 employees and Jack Dorsey's comments—plus a 6% year-over-year rise in software-engineer hiring, and warns AI's effects will vary across sectors.