Compute giants fly helicopters to verify rumored goldmines
GabGarrett · x · 2026-09-09
Commenting on OpenAI's 'we heard an unsolvable problem was solved, then we solved it,' the author offers a metaphor: for the companies that own all the compute, it's like hearing there might be a goldmine and flying your helicopter over to check—implying compute monopolies give frontier labs a structural edge in chasing such bounty problems.
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