I’m still sanguine that 1.58 BITNET models take off. Those could plausibly run at good clip on existing CPUs, no GPU needed.
Super basic medium article for this not in know
medium.com/…/reimagining-ai-efficiency-a-practica…
Necessity spite is usually a good driver…though given BITNET is Microsoft IP…ehh…I won’t hold my breath for too long.