"Pacing the frontier" really means slowing training capex to bank inference revenue before IPO
nathanborror · x · 2026-09-13
nathanborror offers a cynical translation of the "pacing the frontier" discourse: slowing training really means cutting training capex so companies can bank inference revenue before accessing public markets — financial scheduling dressed up as safety rhetoric.
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