Matthew Berman: Infinite Compute May Target Undervalued Use Cases
MatthewBerman · x · 2026-08-17
In a discussion with Dan Shipper, Matthew Berman speculated whether unlimited intelligence would search for ignored but potentially valuable use cases. He argued that for this to happen, the market for "highest value use cases" must be inefficient, and use cases that are cheap and ignored by wealthy entities often turn out to be extremely valuable.
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