Microsoft patents idle-GPU compute marketplace, mocked as reinventing Bittensor
markjeffrey · x · 2026-11-12
A newly surfaced Microsoft patent proposes using idle GPUs on everyday PCs for AI training, paying owners in cash, AI access, or free software. Just a filing for now. X user markjeffrey quips that Microsoft is 'reinventing Bittensor from first principles,' noting extensive prior art in decentralized compute networks.
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