Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in

Companies building AI applications can rent powerful computers instead of buying the equipment themselves, paying for access to the graphics processing units, or GPUs, that run their software. Lower rental prices make those applications cheaper to operate, but they can also make life harder for the company that bought the machines and needs the rent […] The post Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- Companies building AI applications can rent powerful computers instead of buying the equipment themselves, paying for access to the graphics processing units, or GPUs, that run their software.
- Lower rental prices make those applications cheaper to operate, but they can also make life harder for the company that bought the machines and needs the rent […] The post Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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