Part 1: The Silicon Paradox — Inside the AI Compute Dilemma
Expensive hardware and an uneven workload make an interesting business problem. This opening essay asks what that tension means for AI pricing.
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Read the article: Part 1: The Silicon Paradox — Inside the AI Compute Dilemma
Part 2: Follow-the-Sun — The Limits of the Chosen Solution
Why can’t an AI request simply travel to whichever server is quiet? Part two explores the trade-offs behind that appealing idea.
Part 3: The Night-Shift Tier — A Masterclass in Flexible Pricing
Could flexible pricing make better use of quiet computing hours? The final part of this series explores a proposed ‘night-shift’ model for AI work.
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