Aethir, a company backed by Nvidia, has set its sights on becoming the AirBnB of spare graphics processing units (GPUs). In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Dan Wang, co-founder and chief business officer of Aethir, revealed that the company is developing a decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure network specifically designed for artificial intelligence (AI) and gaming applications.
Wang highlighted that the overall utilization of GPUs is currently quite low. To address this issue, Aethir is implementing an intelligent routing feature that matches the computing demand with the appropriate GPU power. By increasing GPU utilization, Aethir hopes to enable more advanced AI use cases and reduce the cost of computing power.
Aethir is gearing up to launch its initial node offering on March 14, followed by a public node sale on March 20. The company aims to capitalize on the global GPU shortage, which Wang attributes in part to the underutilization of older GPU models. He explained that chipmaker Nvidia has struggled to meet the demand for its GPUs, particularly from gaming customers and cryptocurrency miners. This shortage initially arose in 2017 during the crypto mining boom and resurfaced in 2020, with no signs of improvement.
As Aethir ventures into the market, it hopes to address the GPU shortage issue while revolutionizing the utilization of GPUs through its decentralized cloud infrastructure network. With the support of Nvidia and its intelligent routing feature, Aethir aims to unlock the full potential of GPUs for AI and gaming applications.