The trajectory is worth more where it is hardest to read
Where to allocate the next 130 billion tokens: the scarce unit is not the idea, it is computational attention allocated under uncertainty. Simon in 1971, Howard in 1966, and the asymmetry that follows: where a mechanical verifier exists, the trajectory of whoever is working is a convenience. Where it does not, it may be the only criterion of priority left.
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