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Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by CWwdcdk7h »

kcb wrote: post #253
exabrial wrote: post #237

This is where I see the economy of AI going: * Inference becomes cheap - speciality accelerators hit the market and race to the bottom begins * Training remains expensive - This works out for Anthropic/OpenAI, they go into the business of training * Models become rental units or purchasable assets, you run on inference hardware - Rent or own inference hardware * Or you pay someone to do all of the above for you, at a…

There's no magic bullet for inference on cheap accelerators. Any accelerator will still require large amounts of high bandwidth memory.

Strictly speaking there is that one startup that compiles entire models into huge ASIC. With trade off that entire hardware becomes outdated when new model version is released in 2-3 months.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by i_think_so »

SirSavary wrote: post #324
lostmsu wrote: post #288

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Any specifics? What are they doing and what statutes are allegedly being violated?

Emphasis my own: > "The xAI facility has already deployed *nearly 20 gas turbines, including four large units with a combined capacity of 100MW*, to power its AI system Grok... There are plans to add *15 more gas turbines between June 2025 and June 2030*, and the turbine application projects *annual emissions of around 11.51 tons of hazardous air pollutants*." > "it is currently *running gas turbines without the nece…

I wonder what the pollution from these gas turbines is like. SO2 from trace sulfur compounds? Is it much worse than a traditional gas-fired power plant for some reason? I can't imagine it would be but I have to plead ignorance and beg for hints here.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by throwaway85825 »

londons_explore wrote: post #433
throwaway85825 wrote: post #361

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Heat management is not a technical issue but a reliability issue.

These satellites will be in orbits where they are always illuminated. That means constant temperatures, which means no thermal cycling and no reliability concerns. When people say 'running it hot is bad for reliability', they mean 'running it hot and then brining it back to room temp from time to time will eventually kill it'.

It's in space which requires liquid cooling. No rocket is big enough so it has to be assembled on orbit. No liquid cooling terrestrial system is 100% leak free.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by HarHarVeryFunny »

scottyah wrote: post #296
23rf wrote: post #280

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He's a big gambler with some judgement. But being a big gambler by definition means you will not always get it right.

It is always so odd seeing how many internet people consider any new attempt that doesn't go immediately viral with success as a bad mark on someone's character.

If you're not able to see a whole slew of "bad marks" on Musk's character, then you haven't been paying much attention. It's not either/or - you can be be successful in some areas while being a childish twit and moron in others.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by HarHarVeryFunny »

simianwords wrote: post #415
HarHarVeryFunny wrote: post #274

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I didn't say he's failing at everything - SpaceX certainly seems a huge success. Telsa had been doing well, although sales are now declining fast, and the Cybertruck has been a failure. He massively overpaid for Twitter, ruined the site, then got X.ai to bail him out. X.ai seems like a failure - evidentially not enough demand to utilize the data center he built for it, and when have you seen anyone say they use Grok…

He didn’t ruin the site. I think you don’t use it much so you don’t know. It’s pretty good now.

It's unusable nowadays if you use the "For You" feed, and even if you stick to people you follow, most of the interesting people have left.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by nl »

lmm wrote: post #413
nl wrote: post #400

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The point is that Anthropic is already a decent way into eating through all that capacity, and it's based on real revenue.

Some entities are paying for it, sure. I'm still not convinced that's because it's "needed".

True. No one "needs" the internet or computers, right?

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by Zetaphor »

matthewiiiv wrote: post #444
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #77

Colossus 1 datacenter is the one using illegal power, is poisoning the air for poor communities near Memphis, and is potentially poisoning the water. It's likely the additional demand on the grid will cause massive blackouts during extreme weather events, putting residents at further risk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(supercomputer)#Envir... So you can put Anthropic on your list of companies that like to t…

Are you going to stop using Claude Code then?

Yes. Was that supposed to be a gotcha? Local models are becoming more useful, and I still remember how to write code.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by andsoitis »

Zetaphor wrote: post #467
matthewiiiv wrote: post #444

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Are you going to stop using Claude Code then?

Yes. Was that supposed to be a gotcha? Local models are becoming more useful, and I still remember how to write code.

Now that you have stopped using Claude Code, what have you replaced it with? Would love to know your setup. I am experimenting with local models too, but nothing comes close to Claude (Code), at least for me - not just for coding, mind you.

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by DonsDiscountGas »

fancyfredbot wrote: post #143
boldlybold wrote: post #129

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Illegal is a strong term here. While the wiki link you included indicates there might be some permitting nuances, I've seen nothing claiming the power is "illegal."

The ethics are questionable, legal or not. Anthropic are tarnishing their image again here. Not sure how much it hurts then compared to blocking openclaw though.

I don't quite understand the business logic behind "blocking" openclaw (you can still use it at API rates) but I never saw how this was unethical. Anthropic has no ethical obligation to support other people's software

Re: Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX

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Post by bryanhogan »

codazoda wrote: post #114
swalsh wrote: post #55

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I have never come close to my weekly limit, but have hit my hourly limit frequently.

Same. I hit limits after 45 minutes. I'm on a measly Pro plan. I'm usually building small, open source projects, often from scratch. I only work on these projects in a 2-hour window in the morning. This is my "free time" development. I hope this change helps, because I was days away from switching back to Codex, though I like Claude Code a bit better these days. I also hope that the fact I had OpenClaw in my sandbox…

You should definitely try:

- Codex

- OpenCode Go

- Ollama Cloud

All are very useful, still a subscription, but with higher usage limits.

Specific providers like GLM also provide subscriptions like Z.ai.

Using DeepSeek, Kimi etc. through OpenRouter or from them directly is also great, here you pay per token but it's still more usage overall.

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