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Poll shows 84% of PC users unwilling to pay extra for AI-enhanced hardware (videocardz.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm fine with NPUs / TPUs (AI-enhancing hardware) being included with systems because it's useful for more than just OS shenanigans and commercial generative AI. Do I want Microsoft CoPilot Recall running on that hardware? No.

However I've bought TPUs for things like Frigate servers and various ML projects. For gamers there's some really cool use cases out there for using local LLMs to generate NPC responses in RPGs. For "Smart Home" enthusiasts things like Home Assistant will be rolling out support for local LLMs later this year to make voice commands more context aware.

So do I want that hardware in there so I can use it MYSELF for other things? Yes, yes I do. You probably will eventually too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I wish someone would make software that utilizes things like a M.2 coral TPU, to enhance gameplay like with frame gen, or up scaling for games and videos. Some GPUs are starting to even put M.2 slots on the GPU, if the latency from Mobo M.2 to PCIe GPU would be too slow.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As with any proprietary hardware on a GPU it all comes down to third party software support and classically if the market isn't there then it's not supported.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Assuming theres no catch-on after 3-4 cycles I'd say the tech is either not mature enough, too expensive with too little results or (as you said) theres generally no interest in that.

Maybe it needs a bit of marturing and a re-introduction at a later point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

AI-en{hanced,shittified}

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Not even on my phone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just need the right name for it. Soundblasters are still being produced aren't they? There's always a market.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Well yeah, because dedicated DACs have a tangible benefit of better audio. If you want better audio you need to buy a quality DAC and quality cans.

I also used to think it's dumb because who cares as long as you can hear. But then I built a new PC and I don't know if it was a faulty mobo or just unlucky setup but the internal DAC started picking up static. So I got an external DAC and what I noticed was that the audio sounded clearer and I could hear things in the sound that I couldn't hear before. It was magical, it's like someone added new layers into my favorite songs. I had taken the audio crack.

I pretty quickly gave away my DAC along with my audio technicas because I could feel the urge. I needed another hit. I needed more. I got this knawing itch and I knew I had to get out before the addiction completely took over. Now I live in static because I do not dare to touch the sun again.

Soundblasters may be shit but the hardware they're supposed to sell is legit, it has a tangible benefit to whomever can tell the difference. But with AI, what is the tangible benefit that you couldn't get by getting a better GPU?

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