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		arenaninja on March 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rent out GPUs to AI researchers and make ~2x more ... This is awesome. Is it necessary that the PC remain fully online throughout the day? I wouldn't mind putting my PC out there but sometimes when I get back from work my modem or router has crapped out and I need to restart things (not the PC), and I've been told it's a few thousand (over 3, actually) to wire up the house with Ethernet so I live with the status quo for now

Samin100 on March 24, 2018 [–]

You can list your computer for as long as you like! It's up to the ML/AI researchers to decide which machines they want to use based on the specs they see, and for how long.

ColanR on March 24, 2018 | [–]

What happens if the computer is taken offline before the task is done?

arbie on March 24, 2018 | | [–]

The GPU owner gets no payment for the entire task.

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