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Thanks to the scaling law paper?

Yes, but with a lower priority than “utilize” instead of “use”, or “algorithm” for whatever AI does. I prefer “cycles” (or the corresponding imperial unit “googleweeks”).

No.

I don't think "computation" has quite the right meaning. I think of computation as the end result, whereas "compute" referrs to the computational resources that went into the computation. E.g. "we don't have enough computation to train the model" doesn't sound right.

And while I’m obsessing…hate the phrase “the test failed”; the program failed the test!!! The test probably fine!

Yes! I’m also fighting the use of “coding” instead of “programming”: it leaves out so much and feels to me like denigrating the programmer’s skills in program solving, design etc.

Call me Clem

Are you rich enough to use compute as a noun?

I think it's fine, personally, even kinda like it. What puts me off is the sheer amount of people who go around saying that it's the most important thing ever, and e.g. the single reason why deep learning works.

How about something like "op count". Just "compute" is the non-countable form.

It is not just you. I have also noticed the kids (meaning, my actual kids) using nouns as verbs, and I both dislike this practice and find it super efficient.