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Microsoft patent points to a future where your spare GPU resources could be used to train AI — but Windows 11…

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  • Microsoft has a patent for a system which uses your spare GPU resources to train AI
  • The graphics card would process micro-tasks in combination with other PCs
  • You'd be paid some kind of reward for this, but there are issues, and many doubts and concerns, around how such a scheme would work

Microsoft has been granted a patent for a system whereby it could use the GPU in your PC to train its AI (given your consent, naturally), paying you in some way for the privilege.

German site PC Games Hardware noticed the Microsoft patent (via VideoCardz) which was originally flagged by Patentlyze, and is for an 'Opportunistic Micro-training on Edge Devices Using Spare GPU Utilization'. Which is technobabble for using your spare graphics card resources to run parts of AI training routines.

Microsoft has gaming PCsin mind here – given that they can run powerful...

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