The Rising Cost Of AI Training And Its Implications | Ben Cottier | EAGxCambridge 2023

Ben discusses the willingness to spend on AI as an important variable for AI forecasting and strategy. Drawing upon Ben's recent research, he then looks at how the cost of compute to train notable machine learning systems has grown much faster than Moore's Law, but slower than you may have thought. He then explores where the trends may lead us, and the need for both AGI labs and AI safety researchers to adapt to the ever-rising cost of AI progress. This session is particularly relevant to people interested in AI forecasting and strategy.