Aethir cloud computing network has partnered with the Filecoin Foundation to mitigate the issue of GPU scarcity and advance AI and Web3 infrastructure.
By integrating GPU leasing services with Filecoin’s decentralized storage network, the collaboration addresses the increasing challenge in the artificial intelligence and Web3 sectors.
In a Q&A session, Mark Rydon, the chief strategy officer and co-founder of Aethir, clarified that conventional systems cannot continue to meet the computational and storage requirements.
“Filecoin’s decentralized storage backbone complements Aethir’s decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure by providing a secure and scalable way to manage vast amounts of data, making this the ideal time to collaborate and meet the industry’s evolving requirements.”
GPU scarcity
The FIL Singapore event was the venue for announcing the partnership between Aethir and Filecoin. Rydon addressed the significance of computational support in decentralized infrastructure.
He elaborated that Aethir’s network of over 43,000 GPUs, which includes Nvidia H100s, supports the increasing demand for computational capacity.
In an interview with Cointelegraph, Rydon stated that Aethir was selected to integrate with Filecoin due to “the necessity for decentralized infrastructure,” notably in AI and Web3.
GPU cloud computing obstacles
Rydon identifies numerous obstacles to decentralized GPU cloud computing, including “the global shortage and inefficient use of GPUs.”
“Another key issue is ensuring that compute power and data storage remain balanced and decentralized, which is critical to avoiding central points of failure.”
To confront these obstacles, the partnership concentrates on data security that AI controls. This is achieved using node-focused data, such as TensorOpera Fox-1, stored across the Filecoin network.
Aethir’s partnership with Filecoin will involve integrating its “scalable GPU computing capabilities” with Filecoin’s storage services to address “heavy computing and storage needs,” according to Rydon.
Launch of Aethir’s decentralized cloud
Aethir initiated its decentralized cloud computing network on the Ethereum mainnet in June to facilitate the contribution of inactive GPU resources to the GPU-as-a-service solutions network.
The establishment on mainnet allowed “high-quality enterprises” to contribute their resources to “increase access to the current supply of GPUs,” as Rydon explained.
Aethir’s network of providers allows developers and enterprises to license computing resources to facilitate the training of AI models or to render digital content on a large scale.
