Darkbloom, which allowed Mac users to rent out their GPUs for AI inference, warns of low payouts
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What's this about?
Blame plunging prices on tokens
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A dimly lit home office with a MacBook Pro sitting on a cluttered desk, surrounded by various tech gadgets and wires, with a large monitor displaying a dashboard of declining cryptocurrency values.
Caption: Darkbloom: Your GPU's new job is making tokens worth less tokens.
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Based on the original story on theregister.com.
Editor's note
It's fascinating to see how quickly the economics of GPU usage for AI can shift, leaving users with unexpectedly low returns. As someone who appreciates the value of hardware, it's clear that staying informed about market trends is crucial to getting the most out of your equipment.
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Panel 1
(a) What the subject of this story actually is and does: Darkbloom is a service that allows Mac users to rent out their GPUs for AI inference, essentially turning their high-end hardware into a money-making resource. (b) The ONE real irony or absurdity in the news: The irony lies in Mac users, who often invest in expensive and powerful hardware for tasks that don't always utilize its full capacity, now finding that their efforts to monetize this hardware yield very little profit due to plunging token prices. (c) The single funniest observation that becomes the highlight: The highlight is when a Mac user realizes that despite having cutting-edge hardware, the returns are so low that it's practically a waste of time and electricity. ---
Panel 2
*Setting: A home office, filled with high-end Apple products like a Macbook Pro, an iMac, and other Apple peripherals. The protagonist, a Mac user, is sitting at their desk, staring at a laptop screen showing Darkbloom’s dashboard with low payouts displayed prominently.* Protagonist (muttering to themselves)
Protagonist: I bought this for real work, not to mine for virtual gold.
Panel 3
*Setting: The same home office, but the protagonist is now holding a utility bill and a small pile of loose change, looking dejected.* Protagonist (sighing)
Protagonist: The power bill alone is higher than the payout.
Panel 4
*Setting: The same home office, but now the protagonist is looking at a graph on the Darkbloom dashboard showing a steep decline in token prices. They have a bemused yet frustrated expression.* Protagonist (deadpan)
Protagonist: Guess I should’ve stuck to my day job… or maybe just let my GPU chill.
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