Comment: AI labs' 5-6x yearly R&D spending growth can continue another year
trevposts · x · 2026-11-08
A reply on AI lab spending curves: the key question is whether spending slows on a log scale; at the current 5-6x yearly growth in R&D spending, labs can sustain it for at least another year, so the exponential likely continues. A short, fragmentary take.
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