# Bad Influence story: Will Depue says academics are unprepared for compute-driven science

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 07:17. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/f62ef74f-daf8-42f8-8622-eda6be617752

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Latest update (11-11 07:17): Will Depue says academics are unprepared for compute-driven science

Overview: Will Depue, listed as an OpenAI account owner, says academic researchers are unprepared for a world where scientific progress depends largely on inference compute. In a post on X, he argues that whether OpenAI directs its Stargate infrastructure at a given field will determine how fast that field accelerates. He also says talent is already moving from academia to AI labs.

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1. 11-11 07:17 · will depue · [Will Depue says academics are unprepared for compute-driven science](https://badinfluence.news/items/s1gxc265bbfy3jeee41sft0ll)
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