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I had to take a second look at this: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-to-operate-600000-gpus-by-year-end/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/n

I had to take a second look at this: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-to-operate-600000-gpus-by-year-end/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-to-operate-6... 340,000 H100s 600,000 H100 equivalents (perhaps AMD Instinct cards?) On top of the hundreds of thousands of legacy A100s. And I'm certain the order for B100s will be big. Very big. Even the philanthropic org Chan-Zuckerberg institute current rocks 1000 H100s, probably none used for inference. They are going ALL OUT

dmix 2y ago
> Even the philanthropic org Chan-Zuckerberg institute current rocks 1000 H100s, probably none used for inference. What do they use them for?
- ChainOfFools 2y ago
  tax writeoffs
onion2k 2y ago
They are going ALL OUT Just like they did for their metaverse play, and that didn't work out very well.
- LarsDu88 2y ago
  I honestly don't think we've seen the end of AR/VR yet. The tech continues to improve year over year. There are rumors the prototype Zuck plans to show at Meta Connect this year are mindblowing
  - onion2k 2y ago
    Better VR tech won't make people buy VR. You could literally offer them a Star Trek holodeck and they still wouldn't buy in. People don't buy it because they don't see the point. This was even true in Star Trek. People could do literally anything on a holodeck and the writers still had them going to Risa for a holiday. There is no chance of VR going mainstream until someone solves the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life.
    - boloust 2y ago
      Totally agreed. It's like the hype around "social media" or "streaming services" or "video games". There's no chance of any of them going mainstream because of the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life.
    - eru 2y ago
      > There is no chance of VR going mainstream until someone solves the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life. I don't think that's much of a problem? People already watch TV and play computers games and read novels, instead of real life. I agree that VR has _some_ problem, but I don't think it's that people prefer real life.
    - tonynator 2y ago
      Think you're off base here and the issue is comfortability. People spend all day on their computers and phones, VR just needs to make some breakthroughs in comfort (maybe built-in fans? Literally include ginger tablets with the headset?) to get people over the initial nausea hump. This plus higher resolution for AR purposes will do a ton. Now, there may also be a physical laziness factor to overcome, but there are enough people that enjoy moving their bodies to really explode the industry even if all the lazy folks stay 2D.
    - figassis 2y ago
      VR requires too much setup. I have a PS4, bought a used PSVR set and realized I needed a camera that I did not have. Realized instead of buying a camera, I could upgrade to a ps5 and buy the new headset that did not require a camera, bc I prefer not to have my living room look like a lab. Then there is the social aspect of it. You can't interact with people around you the same way you do if you play with, say, a console controller. VR is an all encompassing activity that you have to dedicated time for, instead of having it casually just exist around you. Then we have the cost. Only some people can have it, so it will be a lonely activity most of the time when it could be so much more. I can afford it, but every time I am in front of a new set, I consider my life with it and say "maybe next time". Finally, I have not really explored them, but I have a feeling the experience is limited by the content that exists. I dream of a VR experience where suddenly all content I currently enjoy on flat screens will automagically be VRified. But I am pretty sure that will not be the case. Only a very limited collection will be VR native. But I want it all to be, or almost all, before I go all in.
  - 8organicbits 2y ago
    > rumors... prototype... mindblowing Sounds like more unsubstantiated hype from a company desperate to sell a product that was very expensive to build. I guess we'll see, but I'm not optimistic for them.
    - jopsen 2y ago
      Oh, I'm sure it'll be mind-blowing to see the emperor without clothes again.

dmix 2y ago

> Even the philanthropic org Chan-Zuckerberg institute current rocks 1000 H100s, probably none used for inference. What do they use them for?

ChainOfFools 2y ago
tax writeoffs

onion2k 2y ago

They are going ALL OUT Just like they did for their metaverse play, and that didn't work out very well.

LarsDu88 2y ago
I honestly don't think we've seen the end of AR/VR yet. The tech continues to improve year over year. There are rumors the prototype Zuck plans to show at Meta Connect this year are mindblowing
- onion2k 2y ago
  Better VR tech won't make people buy VR. You could literally offer them a Star Trek holodeck and they still wouldn't buy in. People don't buy it because they don't see the point. This was even true in Star Trek. People could do literally anything on a holodeck and the writers still had them going to Risa for a holiday. There is no chance of VR going mainstream until someone solves the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life.
  - boloust 2y ago
    Totally agreed. It's like the hype around "social media" or "streaming services" or "video games". There's no chance of any of them going mainstream because of the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life.
  - eru 2y ago
    > There is no chance of VR going mainstream until someone solves the fundamental human problem of people preferring to do things in real life. I don't think that's much of a problem? People already watch TV and play computers games and read novels, instead of real life. I agree that VR has _some_ problem, but I don't think it's that people prefer real life.
  - tonynator 2y ago
    Think you're off base here and the issue is comfortability. People spend all day on their computers and phones, VR just needs to make some breakthroughs in comfort (maybe built-in fans? Literally include ginger tablets with the headset?) to get people over the initial nausea hump. This plus higher resolution for AR purposes will do a ton. Now, there may also be a physical laziness factor to overcome, but there are enough people that enjoy moving their bodies to really explode the industry even if all the lazy folks stay 2D.
  - figassis 2y ago
    VR requires too much setup. I have a PS4, bought a used PSVR set and realized I needed a camera that I did not have. Realized instead of buying a camera, I could upgrade to a ps5 and buy the new headset that did not require a camera, bc I prefer not to have my living room look like a lab. Then there is the social aspect of it. You can't interact with people around you the same way you do if you play with, say, a console controller. VR is an all encompassing activity that you have to dedicated time for, instead of having it casually just exist around you. Then we have the cost. Only some people can have it, so it will be a lonely activity most of the time when it could be so much more. I can afford it, but every time I am in front of a new set, I consider my life with it and say "maybe next time". Finally, I have not really explored them, but I have a feeling the experience is limited by the content that exists. I dream of a VR experience where suddenly all content I currently enjoy on flat screens will automagically be VRified. But I am pretty sure that will not be the case. Only a very limited collection will be VR native. But I want it all to be, or almost all, before I go all in.
- 8organicbits 2y ago
  > rumors... prototype... mindblowing Sounds like more unsubstantiated hype from a company desperate to sell a product that was very expensive to build. I guess we'll see, but I'm not optimistic for them.
  - jopsen 2y ago
    Oh, I'm sure it'll be mind-blowing to see the emperor without clothes again.