David Patterson says millions of AI agents will explode the innovation search space
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-07-24
David Patterson argues that acceleration can be reduced to a simple formula: quantity × speed × intelligence. In the cited thread, he says AI is already more intelligent than 99% of humans, can run thousands of times faster, and can be instantiated in millions of parallel copies.
The core implication is that innovation will speed up dramatically once millions of AI agents start exploring ideas in parallel, effectively exploding the search space for new ideas.
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