2027-2030 Compute Boom: OpenAI's Path to an Artificial Researcher Civilization
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-08-02
Based on OpenAI's compute capacity and energy data, a user projects an AGI timeline for the next four years:
- Compute Foundation: OpenAI has secured over 10GW, potentially reaching 18GW by 2030. Even a tiny fraction of this allows massive parallel execution of complex deep searches.
- Evolutionary Flywheel: Better AI increases intelligence per watt, accelerating improvements for next-gen chips and code.
- Timeline Predictions:
- 2027: Emergence of "research swarms."
- 2028: Automated experiment loops.
- 2029: Models helping build their successors.
- 2030: Tens of gigawatts powering a continuous "civilization of artificial researchers."
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