With Hardware Nearing Physical Limits, Can AI Compute Still Grow 100x?
rickasaurus · x · 2026-08-11
The author argues that while we may still squeeze another 10-100x out of AI compute, Moore's Law is maxed out as transistor sizes approach a physical wall.
Architectural innovations like DeepSeek 4 Flash's new attention mechanism are impressive, but its specific mechanics disqualify the model from being used for many general tasks, highlighting the trade-offs in current scaling strategies.
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