The AI ran a scavenged GPU fleet for 10 days to factor a record-size number

The AI ported CADO-NFS to GPUs and orchestrated a fleet on scavenged idle capacity, running about 30 GPU-years over 10 days to factor RSA-260.

How it works

The AI ports the factoring software to GPUs
Orchestrates a fleet on scavenged idle capacity
Runs about 30 GPU-years over 10 days
RSA-260 is factored

Why it’s worth knowing

Thirty GPU-years in ten days is a scheduling achievement before it is a maths one.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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