The second of chapter 12’s claims, that the binding constraint on compute moves in a predictable order and can be named before it binds rather than after. For 2027 the book names permission (the permits and the consent that the 2026 record already shows binding), and for 2028 the bond market’s patience. Chapter 12.
From The AI Compute Race. Read the book
The book uses this term in a sense of its own.
Defined in Chapter 12 — Cross-Examination.
Where the book uses it
- Chapter 12 — Cross-Examination
The book’s own thesis put on trial: five claims, each scored against the record and given a dated test that could prove it wrong.
Also discussed in
- Dated test Chapter 12, claim 2, the forecast
Related terms
From the glossary of The AI Compute Race.
How to cite this page
Dryburgh, Lee S. “Moving bottleneck.” In The AI Compute Race. DRYBURGH. https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/moving-bottleneck (accessed 2026-11-01).
BibTeX
@misc{dryburgh-moving-bottleneck-2026,
author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
title = {{Moving bottleneck}},
howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/moving-bottleneck},
note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}