# Cheaper Intelligence Creates More Demand for Compute by Bryant McGill > “Every time intelligence gets cheaper, civilization finds more work for it to do, which is why the demand for compute keeps rising faster than the price of a token falls.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]], “IV. Cheap Intelligence and Expensive Intelligence” (September 28, 2026). - **Exact marked source:** “Every time intelligence gets cheaper, civilization finds more work for it to do, which is why the demand for compute keeps rising faster than the price of a token falls.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete marked extraction without alteration. - **Context:** The passage develops [[wiki/AI Economy|AI Economy]] inside the article's argument that energy, industry, intelligence, institutions and citizen adoption form one vertically integrated system of national power. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/US-Israel Leadership Alliance|US–Israel Leadership Alliance]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI Economy|AI Economy]] - [[wiki/Compute Dollar|Compute Dollar]] - [[wiki/Jevons Paradox|Jevons Paradox]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Every time intelligence gets cheaper, civilization finds more work for it to do, which is why the demand for compute keeps rising faster than the price of a token falls.” — Bryant McGill, Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-cheaper-intelligence-more-compute-demand ```