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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by ohyoutravel on Monday February 02, 2026 @05:26PM (#46862780)
Random bit flips might even improve output.
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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by adastra22 on Monday February 02, 2026 @05:39PM (#46863027)
Single upset events in a modern GPU are not bitflips. They destroy the surrounding circuitry and usually disable the whole unit.
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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by pantalaimon on Monday February 02, 2026 @05:49PM (#46863189)
If that happens you disable that CUDA core. If you GPU is too damaged, you deorbit the satellite.
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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by adastra22 on Monday February 02, 2026 @05:55PM (#46863292)
Yeas, and this will happen within weeks of launch with the orbits under consideration.
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