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VC Letter Contrasts 600-Megawatt AI Models With 20-Watt Human Brain

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OPJosh Wolfe#1539Josh Wolfe@WOLFEJOSH

7/ We can train models that beat last year’s benchmarks on all axis––but still cant build a fly can’t quantize 600MW model into 20W brain can’t put data center in backpack or a fighter cockpit that must decide in milliseconds opportunity for AI @ edge will dwarf data center AI

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REPLYJosh Wolfe#1539Josh Wolfe@WOLFEJOSH

7/We can train models that beat last year’s benchmarks on all axis––but still cant build a FLY🪰

cant quantize 600MW model into 20W brain🧠

cant put data center in backpack 🎒or a fighter cockpit that must decide in millisec

opportunity for AI @ EDGE will DWARF data center AI

Josh WolfeJosh Wolfe@wolfejosh

6/ENTROPY isnt NOISE we measure but NOISE we suppress when slack runs out resets are discontinuous: inventories drawn down, chokepoints exposed, dashboards blinking green until the machine stops FAILURE comes from a FAILURE to imagine FAILURE + (AI)symmetry of the 20W mind…

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