Cost of intelligence falling 50% per quarter, 4x faster than DNA sequencing, says Epoch AI
Terminator857 · reddit · 2026-09-23
Citing Epoch AI research, a Reddit post notes the cost of intelligence is dropping 50% per quarter — 4x faster than DNA sequencing, 6x faster than compute, 18x faster than lithium batteries, and 54x faster than electricity (pre-1973). The poster argues each coming year will differ dramatically from the last, predicting coding agents running on phones soon.
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