The wager as chapter 12 states it, its first claim: that whoever gets a sufficient lead in automated research keeps it, because the loop of AI improving AI compounds faster than rivals can copy. The chapters test it; they do not assert it. Chapter 12.
From The AI Compute Race. Read the book
The book uses this term in a sense of its own.
Defined in Chapter 1 — The Stakes.
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 Chapters 1 and 12, the wager
Related terms
From the glossary of The AI Compute Race.
How to cite this page
Dryburgh, Lee S. “Uncatchable lead.” In The AI Compute Race. DRYBURGH. https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/uncatchable-lead (accessed 2026-11-01).
BibTeX
@misc{dryburgh-uncatchable-lead-2026,
author = {Dryburgh, Lee S.},
title = {{Uncatchable lead}},
howpublished = {In \emph{The AI Compute Race}, DRYBURGH},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/uncatchable-lead},
note = {Accessed 2026-11-01}
}