Will Depue: breakthroughs come from turning hard problems into f(compute)
willdepue · x · 2026-11-12
In a clip, Will Depue argues the key principle behind breakthroughs is reframing hard problems as "just" f() of scalable inputs — dollars, GPUs, tokens, standard labor. His example: once LiDAR sensors were mounted on planes, Mayan artifacts found became simply a function of flight time. Money, GPUs and tokens are abundant; the real work is converting problems into scalable form, plus the unglamorous coordination (e.g., with Mexican and Belizean authorities) to make it happen.
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