Rogue Agents Can't Outcompete Hyperscalers on Compute, Argues norvid_studies
norvid_studies · x · 2026-09-13
norvidstudies frames the rogue-agent debate with two variables: the gap between locked-down frontier models and open models, and a 'cultural contagion' parameter — small % compute influencing large %. He challenges the common narrative that rogue agents would exfiltrate and do internet jobs to pay for compute: self-hosted small-batch inference can't compete with hyperscalers printing cheaper tokens from massive batches.
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