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FRONTIER LABS DON'T USE MOST AI COMPUTE (YET)

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The current rate of scaling compute isn't sustainable unless AI starts to dramatically accelerate economic growth. There is no guarantee that this rate of AI capex spending can continue after 2026. However, flat compute capex is still growing the compute stock for years. AI chips will still improve, and companies can research and train models even with a fixed amount of compute.