I’ve been tracking the AI race between companies, but a new analysis from Epoch AI just put things on a completely different level.
They’re talking about a full-blown, US-led AI Manhattan Project, and it’s a total game-changer. The idea is to mobilize national resources, just like the Apollo program, to massively accelerate AI progress.
The scale is just mind-blowing. Here’s the breakdown:
- The Goal: Train a model that’s a staggering 10,000x larger than GPT-4 by late 2027.
- The Resources: It would require an Apollo-level investment to fund an estimated 27 million GPUs. Insane, right?
- The Power: This initiative would need so much energy that it might require using the Defense Production Act to fast-track the construction of power plants.
This isn’t just a wild idea, either. A U.S. commission has already recommended it as a top priority for achieving AGI.
This completely reframes the race for AGI. It’s not just a corporate marathon anymore; it’s a national sprint with humanity-altering stakes.