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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

AI training costs millions. Token markets are falling. This is a threat to your startup.

You need a plan to survive.

Focus on efficiency.

• Use model distillation.
• Use quantization.
• Use pruning.
• Use mixture-of-experts designs.

Use open resources.

• Use Llama or Mistral.
• Avoid training from scratch.
• Get compute grants.

Change your funding.

• Find VCs with AI expertise.
• Partner with big tech firms.
• Sell API access early.
• Apply for government grants.

Lower your operating costs.

• Use spot instances.
• Use serverless tools.
• Hire remote teams.

One drug discovery startup cut compute needs by 90 percent. They used LoRA and 4-bit inference. They sold an API to researchers. They made a profit.

Build a sustainable business. Constraints make you creative.

Source: https://dev.to/vjswamy/the-ai-cost-crisis-how-startups-can-survive-the-tokenpocalypse-19bl Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi