Equation 1 · Codex in 2035: Scenarios for Software Teams, Verification, and Machine-Written Code
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Let capability for task class i be : the probability that an agent can produce a candidate satisfying a meaningful external evaluator under an affordable budget. Let verification capacity be : the organization’s ability to specify relevant properties, run discriminating checks, preserve provenance, contain actions, and assign accountable authority.
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