Equation 1 · Part 2 · The Frontier Model Landscape in 2035: Four Scenarios, Their Signals, and What Would Falsify Them
Symbol t
What this part means
t is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
t 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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The passage around this formula
Write for the cost of the largest training run in year t . Epoch’s estimate is well approximated by simple exponential growth,
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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.
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Sources cited in the article section
- [8] 2025: The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise ↗
- [12] Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in B2B Adoption for the First Time, According to Ramp Spending Data ↗
- [5] The Rising Costs of Training Frontier AI Models ↗
- [6] Key Trends and Figures in Machine Learning ↗
- [7] FTC Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments 6(b) Study (Partnerships Between Cloud Service Providers and AI Developers) ↗
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