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HeatrayEnjoyer • 01/16/2025 • 1 reply • view on HN

We can't let perfect be the enemy of good, regulations can be updated. Capping FLOPs is a decent starter reg.


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reaperman • 01/16/2025

Counterpoint would be the $7.25 minimum wage. It can be updated, but politicians aren't good at doing that. In both cases (FLOPS and minimum wage), at least a lower bound for inflation should be included:

Something like: 10^26 FLOPS * 1.5^n where n is the number of years since the regulation was published.

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