Gavin Baker: Compute shortage buys civilization time
dr_alphalyrae · x · 2026-08-16
Gavin Baker shares insights from an exchange, highlighting:
- Agreement that cyber is defense-dominant and bio is offense-dominant, making a strong case for bio regulation.
- The compute shortage and high DRAM prices might be "civilizationally useful" by buying time to adapt to a potential fast takeoff.
- He is impressed by the "computational efficiency of humans" in a compute-constrained world.
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