“Countless Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Have an Achilles Heel – Your AI Data Might Just Be Their Comedy Show!”

“A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data”

“GPUs—the graphics processing units that power modern artificial intelligence—are churning through reams of data to identify cats or drive virtual race cars, they generate heat. Huge amounts of heat, in fact. That energy is typically wasted, but researchers have proposed using it to do something potentially revolutionary: train an auxiliary artificial intelligence.”

Imagine, if you will, the humble GPU (graphics processing unit), those hard-working cogs in the great machinery of modern artificial intelligence (AI). What do they get for their tireless efforts, their ceaseless crunching of colossal amounts of data? Crumbs, that’s what.

The unsung heroes, toiling away so some AI can recognize whether that’s a tabby or a Maine Coon in your latest Instagram post. Or perhaps tirelessly replicating the laws of physics so that gamers can enjoy their virtual car races with the most accurate shadow details.

And what’s their reward? They get hot. Really hot. Their contribution to this ever-expanding digital universe comes with a literal fire in the belly – producing heat that largely goes to waste. But wait, not all is doom and gloom or lost potential. Researchers propose a plot twist!

They suggest that instead of letting all of that heat energy recede into oblivion, it can be harnessed in new and up to now unimagined ways. So what’s the big revolutionary idea? Brace yourself: We can train an auxiliary artificial intelligence with it – an energetic understudy waiting in the wings.

It’s a classic case of turning waste into riches. You’re squeezing every last drop from your resources. It’s like making lemonade from lemons, only with a more technological and less tangy twist, and sans the charming lemonade stand.

The truth is, nothing says “I’ve got a plan to take over the universe” like dual-purpose GPUs powering AI projects while also generating excess heat to train a secondary AI. It’s like having a cooking stove that not only whips up delicious recipes but, through some futuristic alchemy, also produces a skilled sous-chef!

One thing to remember is that even the seemingly useless GPU heat can birth revolutionary ideas. So next time you grumble about that winter heating bill, just tip your hat to the humble, hardworking GPUs, keeping us warm and pushing the boundaries of AI potential. Their toil and heat could potentially power the next generation of AI, or, if you’re prone to hyperbole, take a step closer to world domination.

Isn’t it grand to live in such exciting times, where one person’s waste is another AI’s opportunity for learning? Ah, the miracles of modern technology. Wherever we seem to be heading, it’s certain to be anything but cold.

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/leftoverlocals-gpu-vulnerability-generative-ai/