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title: "Timeline photos Most (all?) AI software requires GPUs in order run. …"
date: 2023-09-24
source: facebook
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# Timeline photos Most (all?) AI software requires GPUs in order run. …

*September 24, 2023 · Facebook*

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Most (all?) AI software requires GPUs in order run. As a result, GPUs are hard to come by, and many of them are hoarded by well-financed AI teams. Data centers full of GPUs also become a target of terrorist and regulatory attacks.\
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However, everyone that has a high end gaming computer likely has a GPU that often goes unused. There are several projects in the works to turn them into a mesh network.\
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Such mesh networks may substantially reduce the cost of GPU compute as well as make the network resilient to terrorist and government attack.\
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\"The idea, Fielding said, is to connect all of the machine learning capable compute hardware in the world that is capable of doing machine learning training work---including GPUs and CPUs---and make it accessible to engineers, researchers, and academics.\"\
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[https://decrypt.co/144068/gensyn-ai-secures-43m-for-decentralized-machine-learning-led-by-a16z](https://decrypt.co/144068/gensyn-ai-secures-43m-for-decentralized-machine-learning-led-by-a16z){target="_blank"}\
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\"Companies large and small are scrambling to hoard GPUs, which are now \"considerably harder to get than drugs.\" \[Elon\]\
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Some large companies are not only stockpiling GPUs, they are actively lobbying governments to establish \"safety\" regulations, creating barriers for smaller players.\
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It\'s the familiar pattern of regulatory capture dressed in sheep\'s clothing, a blatant power play to stifle competition.\
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But what if we could level the playing field?\
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What if we could enable unstoppable, universal access to GPU compute?\"\
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[https://gputopia.ai/](https://gputopia.ai/){target="_blank"}
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