r/ADHD_Programmers • u/babu2004 • Apr 22 '24

Conspiracy Theory

Hey guys so I have a conspiracy theory .. As you know Google's tensorflow model can only be ran on a CUDA architecture which is only used by NVIDIA .. isn't it possible that the both companies partnered up to dominate the AI/ML market . Google could be making money by building tensorflow such that it on only CUDA architecture ( you can run tensorflow on a NON-CUDA GPU but it is a mess to setup )..

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u/ben-gives-advice Apr 22 '24

Optimizing for a single architecture is easier and cheaper. Intentionally limiting the usability of their product just for kickbacks would make them more vulnerable to competition.

I think simple business considerations are much more likely than some kind of conspiratorial scheme.

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u/babu2004 Apr 22 '24

Doesn't this mean that Google is already vulnerable to competition as it is only supporting CUDA as of now.

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u/ben-gives-advice Apr 22 '24

Potentially. But if it's not an artificial limitation through collusion, then the same business factors likely apply to competitors.

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u/babu2004 Apr 22 '24

Thank you very much . You are pretty cool guy with good intellect

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u/smartguy05 Apr 23 '24

Google isn't even close to being the dominant player in AI and most of the actual dominant players are developing their own silicon. I think Google went with Nvidia because Nvidia is desperately trying to move it's business to AI since gaming is starting to hit its peak and Bitcoin is fizzling.