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GridWing borrows idle computers to draft AI tokens

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GridWing proposes using small models on idle home computers to draft tokens, which a datacenter GPU checks before serving an AI response.

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The seven-helper lab run reached 3,399 tokens per second versus 2,085 without drafts; helpers were emulated on separate GPUs.

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The workflow separates token drafting from final verification: helper machines propose candidates, while the target GPU remains responsible for the output. In the reported test, one H800 handled verification and up to seven helper machines were simulated on separate GPUs. The page says the next step is testing real Macs and Windows PCs over home internet, so the displayed throughput does not yet establish performance on ordinary household connections.

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