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hjoutfbkfd
133 days ago
they are talking about covering the desert with solar panels. why would you not put the data center in the middle of it?
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bob1029
133 days ago
Dust, high ambient temperatures, latency, accessibility.
I think the dust is the worst part in terms of operational concerns.
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sethops1
133 days ago
Simply because latency is a competitive advantage, one worth paying for. At the speed of light, making a trip out to the desert and back is too slow.
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hjoutfbkfd
133 days ago
20 ms extra, for models which respond in 5 minutes
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stogot
133 days ago
Right It is a use case where humans are not latency sensitive
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I think the dust is the worst part in terms of operational concerns.