GPUs "harder to get than drugs"; sub-$2 H100s on Akash
Decentralizing AI: Compute Protocols and Proof of Work - Panel Discussion | Proof of Data 2024 (Recall Network)
“GPUs are very hard to get, and according to Elon Musk, harder than drugs. But there are GPUs available in the wild, and Akash is effectively bringing a lot of that GPU supply to the market for people that need them. Right now Akash, I bet, is the only platform you can get A100 and H100s…” — 00:02:12
Context: He finishes “…on demand for sub $2 — so we sell spice” in the next caption block (00:02:55); a dated market-condition claim from the March 2024 GPU crunch.