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* We have an oracle that can answer any scientific question!

* Can I ask it a question?

* Don't be silly, only our high priests can.

* No problem, then I'm going to continue doing collaborative science without using the oracle.

* Don't bother, our high priests will scoop you as soon as we see there is interest in a question.

> Don't be silly, only our high priests can.

A strange framing, given that a gaming PC can now run models that absolutely crush frontier models from 18 months ago.

You can do whatever you want with those, and 2 years from now, you’ll be able to solve Millennium-type problems on your own hardware.