Equation 5 · Part 2 · What We Still Cannot Do: Open Problems in Frontier Model Systems
Symbol q^n
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is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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There is a second, compounding reason, and it is quantitative. Consider a task decomposed into n dependent steps, each completed correctly with probability q , where an uncaught error propagates. Success over the whole task goes as . so the horizon that can be sustained at a target success rate is
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An exponent tells how a base is used in multiplication. In x³, x is the base and 3 is the exponent: x³ = x × x × x.
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