Epoch AI to spend more on compute than wages this year, researcher says
Jsevillamol · x · 2026-11-10
Epoch AI researcher Jsevillamol reveals the org expects to spend more on compute than on wages this year, calling the pace far faster than he anticipated—a sign of how quickly compute costs are ballooning even for small AI research orgs.
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