View: Cheapest Open Source Inference and Crypto-Mining Economics
markjeffrey · x · 2026-08-25
The author argues that whoever serves open-source frontier models cheapest without quality loss will hold immense power. They suggest that using Bitcoin mining contest-economics to source inference globally could drive costs down significantly. This references previous discussions on open source increasing infrastructure revenue and mentions projects like Bittensor.
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