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Ask HN: Is There Neural Network as a Service?

2 points by michaeloblak 10y ago

Hi, Is there anything like Neural Network as a Service? Creating NN using an API, POSTing training dataset, and then GETing value for some test data?

moshiasri 10y ago
i have the same question??? :)
minimaxir 10y ago
It would not be cost effective for a NN-as-a-service using current GPU technology.
- michaeloblak 10y ago
  It's still so expensive? I have no idea about the hardware costs, especially GPU. Could anyone, please, provide some example costs for that? Like how much for XYZ GPU cluster per hour and example thing that XYZ GPU cluster can perform in an hour. Correct me, if I'm getting it wrong or such example is hard to provide.
  - minimaxir 10y ago
    Amazon charges $0.65/hr for a single GPU, 4x that for a 4x cluster. Either a) you can only address one customer at a time, meaning it won't scale or b) you charge a high price to make a profit, which will dissuade customers
- mindcrime 10y ago
  That's going to be somewhat application dependent. It'll also heavily depend on how often the network needs retraining.
mindcrime 10y ago
Yes, we're building a ML as a Service platform right now, that will include the ability to do exactly that. We're not ready to launch yet, but if anyone is interested, drop me a note and I'll keep you informed. Or you can sign up for our mailing list on the site: https://neuralobjects.com https://neuralobjects.com Edit: just to expand on this... when we're all done, you'll be able to use NN's, as well as a lot more. And we'll have both pre "canned" algorithms you can use "out of the box" as well as the ability to define your own algorithms based on a variety of different platforms. We're also looking at expanding the service offerings to encompass a very broad swathe of what's available in terms of technical & scientific computing. I'm hoping we can go into beta of at least the basic functionality in another month or so.
AndorDrakon 10y ago
Azure ML Studio is exactly what you're looking for. Exactly.
- michaeloblak 10y ago
  It's from MS, yuck! I'm not the fan of their products.

2 points by michaeloblak 10y ago

Hi, Is there anything like Neural Network as a Service? Creating NN using an API, POSTing training dataset, and then GETing value for some test data?

moshiasri 10y ago

i have the same question??? :)

minimaxir 10y ago

It would not be cost effective for a NN-as-a-service using current GPU technology.

michaeloblak 10y ago
It's still so expensive? I have no idea about the hardware costs, especially GPU. Could anyone, please, provide some example costs for that? Like how much for XYZ GPU cluster per hour and example thing that XYZ GPU cluster can perform in an hour. Correct me, if I'm getting it wrong or such example is hard to provide.
- minimaxir 10y ago
  Amazon charges $0.65/hr for a single GPU, 4x that for a 4x cluster. Either a) you can only address one customer at a time, meaning it won't scale or b) you charge a high price to make a profit, which will dissuade customers
mindcrime 10y ago
That's going to be somewhat application dependent. It'll also heavily depend on how often the network needs retraining.

mindcrime 10y ago

Yes, we're building a ML as a Service platform right now, that will include the ability to do exactly that. We're not ready to launch yet, but if anyone is interested, drop me a note and I'll keep you informed. Or you can sign up for our mailing list on the site: https://neuralobjects.com https://neuralobjects.com Edit: just to expand on this... when we're all done, you'll be able to use NN's, as well as a lot more. And we'll have both pre "canned" algorithms you can use "out of the box" as well as the ability to define your own algorithms based on a variety of different platforms. We're also looking at expanding the service offerings to encompass a very broad swathe of what's available in terms of technical & scientific computing. I'm hoping we can go into beta of at least the basic functionality in another month or so.

AndorDrakon 10y ago

Azure ML Studio is exactly what you're looking for. Exactly.

michaeloblak 10y ago
It's from MS, yuck! I'm not the fan of their products.