Computer architecture

What a world, in which a sophis­ti­cated new com­puter pro­gram shows up first, and most vividly, on satel­lite imagery:

We show below three AWS cam­puses in final stages of con­struc­tion, boasting over 1.3GW of IT capacity for the sole pur­pose of serving Anthropic’s training needs. The speed of con­struc­tion is remarkable.

Reel off the analogies, they’re all dizzying: incubator, nursery, academy … all for just one pupil. The next Claude, waiting to be born in these unlovely boxes. What a world!