Minions：基于闲置 Apple Silicon 设备的分布式虚拟 GPU 云
原标题：Minions: A Dynamic and Distributed Virtual GPU Cloud Built on Idle Apple Silicon Devices
AI 摘要
Apple Machine Learning Research 发表论文提出 Minions，一个动态分布式虚拟 GPU 云系统，将多台 macOS 设备上闲置的 Apple Silicon GPU 聚合起来执行大规模机器学习推理任务。该系统提供灵活的 GPU 推理任务执行、容错能力和高效资源利用，使团队无需额外采购 GPU 即可利用现有硬件。作者表示，在集中式 GPU 资源受限的环境中，闲置的 macOS 设备可被转化为实用的分布式 GPU 推理平台。
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Minions: A Dynamic and Distributed Virtual GPU Cloud Built on Idle Apple Silicon Devices AuthorsJianhua Li, Yun Xing, Girisha De Silva, Ryan Flint, Kai Yuan, Sean Suchter The increasing demand for GPU-accelerated machine learning inference has exposed limitations in centralized GPU infrastructures, including high cost, limited elasticity, and long wait times under resource constraints. At the same time, modern Apple Silicon–based macOS devices are equipped with powerful GPUs that remain largely