Epoch AI: cost of intelligence falling about 50% per quarter

A Reddit discussion citing Epoch AI research says the cost of intelligence is dropping about 50% per quarter—4× faster than DNA sequencing, 6× than compute, 18× than lithium batteries, and, before 1973, 54× than electricity. The poster expects coding agents on phones soon.

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