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A model that produces the same result with less compute effectively expands available compute and increases compute's value.
Dwarkesh Patel · Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x · 3 Aug 2026
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“if you have a model that can get the same result by using less compute,”
“then you've in some sense created more compute and the value of compute is going to increase.”Play from 6:11Report a misattribution
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