Open Source AI Hosting Hits Compute Wall: DeepSeek Flash Offline Amid GPU Crunch
bindureddy · x · 2026-08-05
Open source AI is facing a massive compute bottleneck. Platforms hosting these models are struggling as worldwide GPU demand vastly outstrips supply. The author notes they had to turn off DeepSeek Flash due to severe slowdowns, highlighting a global compute crunch affecting the accessibility of open-weight models.
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