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GCP getting second tier TPU allocation b/c TPU cannot be enough to meet GDM needs. At this point, it would be very stupid for external customers betting on TPUs

by liuliu 1y ago

GCP getting second tier TPU allocation b/c TPU cannot be enough to meet GDM needs. At this point, it would be very stupid for external customers betting on TPUs (I am looking at Apple).

bmau5 1y ago
Why would it be stupid?
okdood64 1y ago
> second tier TPU allocation What exactly does this mean?
- barkingcat 1y ago
  Probably that there are already several generations of TPU hardware - the best ones go to internal use, while the older hardware gets rented out to gcp to amortize the development costs.
  - liuliu 1y ago
    That's correct. Unless Zuck is OK with using one-generation older TPU, which is a possibility.