Toby Ord Adds Gamma Parameter to His Swarm Scaling RSI Estimate
tobyordoxford · x · 2026-10-09
In a follow-up to his Swarm Scaling thread, Toby Ord clarifies that his calculated λ compares scaling agent count versus scaling tokens per agent; converting to human-equivalent speedup requires a new parameter γ, giving r = λγ/β.
Related event: Toby Ord Proposes 'Swarm Scaling' for Agent Clusters(2 posts)→
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