'Physics is the law enforced by compute': the scaling-faith mantra in one line
yunta_tsai · x · 2026-10-05
A terse, widely circulated line — "Physics is the law enforced by the compute" — compressing the current scaling-is-everything worldview of the AI industry into a single mantra.
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