AMD just worked closely, and to great effect, with the CUDA Mode competition, as highlighted recently by Lisa Su. I think AMD has basically gotten as much from this direction as they're gonna get, for now. It worked great, but I'm not sure it will get AMD to MLPerf.
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AMD Highlights OS Developer Talent with CUDA Mode Competition
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I think it's a great message. Lisa Su stood on stage recently with the CUDA Mode competition team to highlight that AMD is now harnessing the world's best OS devs. Really great message to investors.
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AMD MLPerf strategy: confidentiality versus open source collaboration
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If you get AMD on MLPerf, wouldn't they want as many people as possible to know about it? And wouldn't they love getting lots of help to get there from open source contributors? What is confidentiality getting them?!?
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New Image Modes and Upscaler Coming With GPU Constraints
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we'll be releasing more image modes next and a upscaler too, for now we wanted to 'start small' because we might run out of gpus no matter what we do
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GPU Shortage Forces Conservative Access Distribution Strategy
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we're honestly afraid we might run out of gpus as-is so we need to let everyone have it in a conservative manner before doing further promotions
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Upgrading GPU Tier Capacity for Expanded AI Usage
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it's probably a very good idea to upgrade at least one tier to have enough gpu-hours for expanded use
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Memphis Data Center Issues Reported by AP News
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Here's part of @AP
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NAACP sues xAI over Memphis data center air pollution
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I missed this news yesterday, but @BusinessInsider
's investigative series on data centers is worth reading. On a related note, @NAACP and @selc_org are reportedly planning to sue xAI over air pollution concerns related to its data center in Memphis. https://
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India Launches Sovereign AI Infrastructure with Shakti Cloud
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India now has its first #sovereignAI infrastructure. Explore how @YottaInfra built Shakti Cloud to offer high-end computing services to its clients looking to develop and deploy large language models. Read the full customer story: https://
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H100 GPU generates 24fps video at 736×416 resolution
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4. Generate 24 fps at 736×416 on a single H100, 1280×720 on 8 GPUs. pic.twitter.com/047UN9mWVW
— Futurepedia – Learn to Leverage AI (@futurepedia_io) 17 juin 20254. Generate 24 fps at 736×416 on a single H100, 1280×720 on 8 GPUs.