Which is their business model.
Provide compute to people who can’t afford compute so the only people doing AI research aren’t doing so behind closed doors.
Now, it seems, giving away your product isn’t all that profitable and they need to “pivot” to find a way to keep the business running.
Judging from the interview posted elsewhere in the discussion they make no claim to be inventing anything but just wanted to democratize AI research.
Which is their business model.
Provide compute to people who can’t afford compute so the only people doing AI research aren’t doing so behind closed doors.
Now, it seems, giving away your product isn’t all that profitable and they need to “pivot” to find a way to keep the business running.
Judging from the interview posted elsewhere in the discussion they make no claim to be inventing anything but just wanted to democratize AI research.