I’m interested in what will happen to the AI infrastructure they’ve built. Some of it can just be repurposed for data storage or server space or processing power, but some of it is specialized in a way that makes it only really useful for running AI models. If that use-case shrinks there are going to be a lot of stranded assets that they built out in preparation for a new paradigm that never came.
The gpus to run coda or whatever the coding language is called are already starting to yield comparatively low returns for their price compared to the previous gen of hardware, at least to reporting I’ve heard.
The issue is that datacenter GPUs for ML cost 30 grand, are bigger than most PCs, draw insane amounts of power, have no fans, and there isn’t software support for Vulkan or anything
It’s also worth noting that any computing infrastructure has a fairly short lifecycle and becomes obsolete in a matter of years. I guess we’ll likely see this hardware being sold off on the cheap as companies go bankrupt and their assets get cleared out.
I’m interested in what will happen to the AI infrastructure they’ve built. Some of it can just be repurposed for data storage or server space or processing power, but some of it is specialized in a way that makes it only really useful for running AI models. If that use-case shrinks there are going to be a lot of stranded assets that they built out in preparation for a new paradigm that never came.
The gpus to run coda or whatever the coding language is called are already starting to yield comparatively low returns for their price compared to the previous gen of hardware, at least to reporting I’ve heard.
Be ready for a fire sale
You mean CUDA. And it would be rather nice to be able to build a proper gaming PC again wouldn’t it.
cursed with only just enough knowledge to get it wrong
yeah, it would, even given i would be out $450ish cause i’ll have to upgrade my psu to get a XX60 card to be mid tier again
The issue is that datacenter GPUs for ML cost 30 grand, are bigger than most PCs, draw insane amounts of power, have no fans, and there isn’t software support for Vulkan or anything
Someone will get them to run counter strike
maybe steam could launch a Stadia-like service to sell more skins?
cloud gaming requires you to live within 50mi of a data centre for input latency not to ruin everything.
End-to-end fiber optics will probably change that though. Plus a lot of games can work with high latency.
And people think AI isn’t just like us
It’s also worth noting that any computing infrastructure has a fairly short lifecycle and becomes obsolete in a matter of years. I guess we’ll likely see this hardware being sold off on the cheap as companies go bankrupt and their assets get cleared out.