Spending $15M in compute to chase a $1M prize: AI circles joke about the math
karmicoder · x · 2026-09-09
A quip going around AI circles: a team reportedly spent $15M in compute to solve a problem carrying only a $1M prize (an apparent nod to ARC-style benchmark challenges). The original poster shrugged it off — highlighting the odd economics of burning massive compute for prestige rather than prize money.
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