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compute

noun \kəm-ˈpyüt\
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Definition of compute

  1. : computing power, especially the chips and processing time used to train and run AI models

    • Access to compute is the main bottleneck for smaller labs.
    • The startup raised money mostly to buy compute.

Two meanings, one word

In everyday English

(verb) to calculate.

In AI

Computing power, especially the chips and processing time used to train and run AI models.

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