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Student considers using internship GPUs due to university cluster delays

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A PhD student is facing significant delays in accessing their university's GPU cluster for research, with jobs taking several business days to start. This has led the student to consider hypothetically using their internship company's GPU infrastructure for academic work, seeking experiences from others who may have done the same. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential strain on academic compute resources and the ethical considerations of using corporate infrastructure for personal projects.

RANK_REASON User query about using company resources for personal research due to infrastructure limitations.

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Student considers using internship GPUs due to university cluster delays

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/ParticularWork8424 ·

    University GPU cluster is holding my research hostage. Can I use my internship company’s GPUs instead? 💀 [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>PhD student here. My university’s GPU cluster has apparently become a luxury resort. I submit a job requesting a couple of GPUs, and it takes <strong>3–4 business days just to START running.</strong> Meanwhile, my internship company has some pret…

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