kalomaze: compute multipliers don't matter if objective specification is unsolved
kalomaze · x · 2026-09-03
Responding to debate about the value of algorithmic improvements, kalomaze says he doesn't doubt their worth — they just aren't "the wall." A multiplier on compute only matters if you know where to point it, and objective specification / "the outer loop" remains emphatically unsolved.
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