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[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

What the hell is an AI computer? Like one with a beefy GPU?

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 7 points 2 days ago

"coprocessors, but matrix-math specific"

the various *PUs are "things that help a lot of ML models run faster" sidecar chipset designs

it's actually kinda hard to get concrete details, afaict. I've had a bit of a look around for silicon teardowns and shit, and haven't really found any good ones yet

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I bet they're not even special, just normal computers with some low-power AI soft and a chunky price tag to match the hardware they totally sport.

[-] froztbyte@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago

nah, there's definitely an actual something there - there's concrete actual physical extra silicon, with a design and a (marketing?) purpose

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