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greenking2000 t1_j8yr0yq wrote

Reply to comment by PM_ME_WITTY_USERNAME in [OC] The cost of training AI on ImageNet has decreased from over $1000 to just under $5 in just 4 years by giteam

You can donate your idle CPU time to do research if you want

You install a program and it when your CPU/GPU usage is low it’ll do calculations for that organisation

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volunteer_computing_projects

Though he is likely on about Cloud Computing and got the name wrong

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

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PM_ME_WITTY_USERNAME t1_j8zc52q wrote

I used Folding@Home before AI took over! :>

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bitcoins t1_j8zrc48 wrote

SETI 4ever

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Kiernian t1_j90v2er wrote

and the only one with a decent fricking screen saver option.

Seriously, the rest of the @Home gang needs to make with the fast fourier transforms or something equally eye-candy-ish to watch.

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hppmoep t1_j90acma wrote

I have a theory that modern games are doing this.

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