Compute is the new capital: why AI startups raise GPUs, not just cash
For AI startups, access to GPUs can matter more than money. How cloud deals, credits and chip reservations shape who can build frontier models.
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Scaling laws explained: why bigger language models kept getting better
The 2020 OpenAI paper by Kaplan and colleagues showed that model loss falls predictably with size, data and compute. What it found, why it mattered and its limits.
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The economics of AI: what it costs to train and run frontier models
A deep dive into AI economics: training compute, chips and data centers, inference costs, falling token prices, business models and who captures the value.
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