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Proposal for distributed LLM inference engine akin to SETI@home

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A Reddit user proposed the creation of a distributed large language model (LLM) inference engine, drawing a parallel to the SETI@home project. The idea suggests leveraging distributed computing power to run LLM inferences, potentially benefiting civilization. The user offered to contribute a system with five GPUs to such an endeavor. AI

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Proposal for distributed LLM inference engine akin to SETI@home

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/HockeyDadNinja ·

    SETI @ Home aka distributed LLM inference engine. Does this exist and if not, should we make one?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This seems logical for the benefit of civilisation. I have a 5 GPU system to contribute.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/HockeyDadNinja"> /u/HockeyDadNinja </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://…

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