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> If you have a free computer with 2080TI or better card with 12GB+ VRAM, you can give me remote access to it. I will train 1 model in a month.

Yikes!

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You left out "How can I help the project? : I need the computing power to train models.". Seems reasonable that someone who has spare computing power available would offer that to expand the available models.

I don't feel comfortable giving someone remote access to my multi-thousand dollar hardware.

Then don't.

They said "if you have a free computer", meaning one that isn't used.

Also, you can wipe the computer and re-install the OS afterwards.

Finally, whenever you install any kind of software, you are giving someone remote access to your hardware in one form or another.

You can just set it up in vm with passthrough for that card by now I believe. All the cards he's looking for should work fine that way I believe.

They will also use your IP to access whoknowswhat is the bigger issue.

Edit: I’m talking about sharing one’s machine with others in general.

You can also pass the VM's network through a VPN.

We need a facecoin or traincoin or deepcoin

facepalmcoin

I recognize we've all been training to avoid phishing scams and getting taken advantage of, but sometimes a friendly offer is just that. This person is a software developer, if they don't have access to hardware now they will soon, all you are doing by helping is expediting the process.

I don't get why you wouldn't just ask for donations, you can rent a GPU on Paperspace for less than a dollar per hour.

A 2080ti makes around $5.50 per day in ethereum, so about 30*5.5=165 usd to train a face model.

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