Greg Brockman says compute is the bottleneck for agents working 24/7
dhruv2038 · x · 2026-10-04
OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the number one restriction on agents that can work around the clock is compute, not model capability. The thread also cites Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang saying the top trait he hires for is care — interviews reveal who phones it in, and he personally reviews every hire at Scale AI.
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