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- Stupid question. Can I still play my video games if I use this?by ra0x3
- Not long until Anthropic's dreams of self-replicating models starts taking over PS5s!by kevmo314
- by randomblock1
- With this in mind, having LLM-powered NPCs would be a beautiful thing. There's been limited testing on PC games (PUBG Ally), but I can imagine it will be the standard.by pwython
- Conceivably this should also work on the BC250 cards, which are ex-cryptocurrency mining motherboard built around AMD's "Cyan Skillfish" APU which is a cut-down version of the PlayStation 5's custom silicon. You can still pick them up on ebay for $150-$200.by shiftpgdn
- I've never even considered getting a PS5, but hackers converting a locked-down appliance into a general purpose computer has me really considering.by xnx
- Even though it only runs qwen 3.8 27b at a 2 bit quant, it's still highly viable, especially for things where you just need a constant token stream of slightly below average intelligence, ie this would be great for things like:
- monitoring server error rates
- reviewing security footage
- watching plant growth / controlling watering
etc. Any long running task you can now just slap a PS5 on it. 70 cents a day in power cost means you now get ~2M output tokens per day (~$3.50 worth of usage). It's not the worst thing in the world if you have one lying around. 2bit isn't even that terrible - it's ~80% the accuracy of 27b at full quant, which should put it at around GPT-5 levels of intelligence (which honestly is crazy in its own right).
by jjcm - The project's primary site should not be GitHub, and I am serious. Playstation 5 is not some historical curiosity and Sony might strike the page down any hour now.
Those projects should default to hosts less geared toward corporate governancy; custom internet domain being the first requirement.