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== Other examples == {{Expand section |1=sourced examples and additional citations |section=1 |date=February 2024 |small=no}} === Agriculture === Increasing the [[Crop yield|yield]] of a crop, such as wheat, for a given area will reduce the area required to achieve the same total yield. However, increasing efficiency may make it more profitable to grow wheat and lead farmers to convert land to the production of wheat, thereby increasing land use instead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2016 |title=Drones, crops and Jevons' Paradox |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-society-technology-values/blog/post/drones-crops-and-jevons-paradox |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=Centre for Society, Technology and Values |language=en}}</ref> === Artificial Intelligence === Microsoft CEO [[Satya Nadella]] has referenced the Jevons paradox when describing artificial intelligence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Anita |date=January 28, 2025 |title=Jevons Paradox: Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says It Applies to AI Too |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/ai-deepseek-microsoft-jevons-paradox-f0467141 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |website=[[Barron's]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Erik Brynjolfsson]] stated that he believes there will be some occupations for which the three conditions for the paradox will be met, thereby causing increased employment in those fields, such as [[radiologists]], translators, and [[coders]].{{ r | NPR_2025-02-04 }}
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