Yes but also no. Bit flips will happen unless you have rad-hardened computers but apparently, bit-flips are not really too problematic for AI training.
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FanciestPants@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Naive question, but would bit-flip also be a problem without the atmosphere to shield (some) radiation?
DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Eximius@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I can’t tell if “correct buts” is just a genius detail in this comment… Or a genius happy little bitflip accident.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 month ago
Not trying to be an asshole, just giving info: the radiation shielding on earth is achieved (mostly?) by the magnetic field that diverts the big particle cannon ammunition.
Avicenna@programming.dev 1 month ago
talks about this, in conclusion yes
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Thats not a naive question at all. You’re totally right. The term to learn about this is “rad-hardened computing”. It’s a solved problem, but the solution involves a buttload of redundancy and extra silicon with huge performance reductions compared to non-hardened tech.
It’s less of an issue if you’re in the shadow of the sun but still quite a big issue.
ErmahgherdDavid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
So they would need to swallow up even more of our chip fab production and push ram and SSD prices even further through the roof for checks notes ah yes… the same functionality as they have on earth.
AI is already unprofitable because of the insane hardware requirements and the fact that no company has a “moat” so there is a race to the bottom pricing-wise… I can’t imagine anyone also then accounting for building space-hardened kit and getting it into space and dealing with shortened lifespan of the kit is ever gonna see a return.
All this just so that a chatbot can confidently tell people the wrong stuff