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0 pointsokdood648mo ago0 comments

> second tier TPU allocation

What exactly does this mean?

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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.

liuliu8mo ago

That's correct. Unless Zuck is OK with using one-generation older TPU, which is a possibility.

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barkingcat8mo 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.

liuliu8mo ago

That's correct. Unless Zuck is OK with using one-generation older TPU, which is a possibility.

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