Day 1,912: inference, plough
In time such “inference” costs, when added up, can exceed the cost of training.
Venture capitalists and others have ploughed nearly $95bn into ai startups since the start of 2023.
Artwork of the day
The Inferno, Canto 6
Gustave_DoreStyle:RomanticismGenre:illustrationMedia:etching
Word of the day
inference: a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have:
plough into: to invest money (= give money hoping to get more back) in a business, especially to helpmake it successful or to make more money:
Quote of the day
“Shadwell hated all southerners and, by inference, was standing at the North Pole.”
― Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch