Researcher Jokes: The Price to Stop Me from Working on AI Capabilities is Growing Superquadratically
max_paperclips · x · 2026-08-08
AI researcher @sameQCU joked on X that it is still possible to pay him to stop working on AI capabilities, but the 'price' to do so is increasing superquadratically. The tweet humorously reflects the immense commercial and technical momentum behind scaling laws in the current AI industry.
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