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by throwawayffffas 30 days ago
Oh I am not talking about the cards becoming obsolete, that is a concern, but the main issue is that GPUs fail in large numbers after a few years in datacenters.

That is mostly because they are run 24/7 at the peak of their thermal envelopes and eventually components fail.

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There is also a significant amount of accounting fraud happening right now, according to Michael Burry: https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1987918650104283372?lang=...

The comments to his tweet, if true, tend to say that the real lifespan of an AI chip tends to be around 1 to 3 years in reality, since racks don't cool down that well. Not sure if these commenters are a reliable source though lol. https://x.com/xdire_me/status/1987920424978837711