Elon Musk: judge technology against the limit of physics, not competitors
DimaZeniuk · x · 2026-07-23
Elon Musk is quoted saying the right way to judge any technology is to compare it with the limit of physics, not with competing products. The post uses that line as a lens for thinking about AI progress: the relevant benchmark is not rival tools, but what the hardware and physics actually allow.
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