GPU optimization is 'the high-frequency trading of AI', says dev
AccBalanced · x · 2026-10-13
HotAisle argues that GPU/compute optimization skills will be in high demand indefinitely. AI can help, but human touch will be needed for a while to squeeze out the edge-of-the-edge performance — margins being left on the table, calling it 'the high-frequency trading of AI'.
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