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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 42 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (9 children)

Quick, what's something else that uses thousands of GPUs, electricity and fresh water that we can sell to VCs?

  • ~~VR~~
  • ~~.com~~
  • ~~Big Data~~
  • ~~VR~~
  • ~~Crypto Currency~~
  • ~~VR~~
  • ~~Gen AI~~
  • ???

(ETA to add a couple of bubbles to the list.)

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

AR glasses that require a server for all their functionality?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh that's good, I forgot about VR/AR!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

With AI augments of course.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A triple A game that's so bloated and un-optimized it requires two, no... three video cards in parallel to properly run.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

That doesn't narrow it down

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

NFT's should be on this list. Well. That and the metaverse.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can we convince VCs that SETI will eventually pay out, though?

[–] vane@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

When you connect aliens with people so they can talk with each other. Multiply telecommunication market capital by 2.

[–] virku@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] virku@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Uh, well I was joking, but I guess I would rather the resources were put into Folding At Home or something like that.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I thought about mining because all tech relies on mining minerals but aliens are more popular

[–] natebluehooves@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

ETA? I assume you don’t mean estimated time of arrival?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

LOL, I'm afraid I did a "PIN Number" bit of redundancy. "Edited to Add to add." Oops!

[–] natebluehooves@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago

oh I didn’t even realize edited to add was a thing. haven’t encountered that before!

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Tea and coffee for everyone.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can add VR/Metaverse next for the ???. They keep (as you noted there) trying that one on for size over and over again.