The computing power required to run trained AI models (inference) is considerably smaller than that required to train them, measured in thousands or tens/hundreds of thousands of dollars rather than millions or billions—making inference proliferation a distinct policy problem from training proliferation.
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Jeff AlstottEvidence Quote
“the amount needed to run the models is considerably larger than, say, your laptop, but it is still measured in thousands, or tens or maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars, as opposed to millions or billions of dollars”
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Artificial General Intelligence's Five Hard National Security Problems— The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietyCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:41:23 AM
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