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Didn't the Google v Oracle lawsuit end up confirming that you can't patent an API?

• slt2021 3y ago
  AMD doesnt have to implement CUDA api, they just need to make sure their compute framework works well with pytorch/tf/MLIR or whatever high level framework is being used. Cuda itself will change over time, so no reason for AMD to pick cuda, because nobody writes CUDA kernels by hand, they use high level frameworks
  • woodson 3y ago
    But CUDA kernels are everywhere, not just in high-level frameworks. Look at DeepSpeed, for example, which is used in training LLMs.
    • slt2021 3y ago
      So what? They can be replaced by amd kernels if there will be adequate tooling support
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• orra 3y ago
  No, it confirmed reimplementing an API is not copyright infringement. The patent claims were rejected simply because the Google implementations were written in such a way the patents did not apply.