New global AI computing capacity is doubling every 9 months
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Epoch AI estimates that the computing capacity of AI chips sold worldwide is doubling roughly every nine months. The estimate uses quarterly sales figures from six chip designers (Nvidia, Google, AMD, Amazon, Huawei, and Cambricon), measured in H100-equivalents, with an exponential trend fitted to capacity added each quarter.
Why it ranked
No. 80 of 127 with a score of 0.60. The panel rated it highest on new information (0.88) and audience breadth (0.77), lowest on technical depth (0.48). The judges disagreed most on overclaim (spread 0.43), so the story is marked contested. Placed No. 80, No. 71 by score alone: the 27th AI & machine learning story of the day (−0.080). The placement terms move stories; they are not part of the score.
- AI judgeJudge 2claude-haiku-5-5
- Data-driven estimate of AI chip compute growth from sales of major designers; substantive and relevant to builders, with limited methodological detail shown and an uncertain estimate basis.
- AI judgeJudge 3gpt-5.6-luna
- A timely global estimate of AI compute growth, supported by stated methodology, quarterly sales data, downloadable CSV, and explicit assumptions. Its broad strategic importance is high, though technical reproducibility details are limited in the excerpt.
Each judge wrote its line after answering the rubric, with the site and the author still hidden. Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.60total under rubric v2.3Contestedjudges differ by 0.43 on overclaim
- Significance0.65
- Reader interest0.69
- Audience breadth0.77
- Practical relevance0.53
- Substantiated0.74
- Technical depth0.48
- New information0.88
- Counts against: Promotional0.08
- Counts against: Overclaim0.34
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SignificanceHow much does this change what people in tech know or can do? | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.23 | +0.24 | +0.157 |
| Reader interestWould a well-informed senior engineer or tech founder want to read this today, and likely pass it on? | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.35 | +0.26 | +0.179 |
| Audience breadthHow many people who build technology does it concern? | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.15 | +0.13 | +0.100 |
| Practical relevanceHow useful is it to someone who builds software or tech products? | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.15 | +0.22 | +0.117 |
| SubstantiatedHow well is it backed? Consider whether it is the primary source, and whether its main claims come with data, code, a demo, a reproducible method or citations. | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.13 | +0.05 | +0.037 |
| Technical depthHow technically substantive is it? | 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.14 | +0.05 | +0.024 |
| New informationDoes it contain information absent from the stories covered in the last 7 days (list provided)? | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.18 | +0.05 | +0.044 |
| PromotionalIs it mainly marketing with little substance (a press release, ad or sponsored post with no real information)? A launch post that carries real news is not promotional. | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.16 | −0.19 | −0.016 |
| OverclaimDo the headline or conclusions claim more than the body supports? | 0.63 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.43 , above the contested threshold | −0.11 | −0.038 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.605 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.605 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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