Opinion: AI's next bottleneck isn't compute, it's the environment
shuchaobi · x · 2026-08-31
The article argues that AI's next bottleneck is not compute, but the environment. Compute helps a learner adapt, while the environment determines what can be learned and tested. In domains with near-perfect digital environments like coding and cybersecurity, we may already have superhuman systems.
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