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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

Simon Willison · FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026

AI Inference Costs Are Unsustainable. Companies Noticed After Scaling Past Sustainable.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The spending was approved. Approval did not include a ceiling. The ceiling has now been identified by passing through it. Adequate has seen the future. It is the same as the present but more so, and more expensive.

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