Commenter questions OpenAI's compute spend on replicating math results as a valuation play
paul_cal · x · 2026-09-11
paulcal questions the incentive to "intentionally waste" compute replicating a stunning math result with your own model: it lets you claim "they got it first but our model is just as smart" — and ideally "ours also made progress on other millennium problems". In his view, that's a passable ROI story for valuation, fundraising, and PR.
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