My Own AI Server Cluster

When a16z generously sponsored Dolphin, I had some compute budget, and because the original dolphin-13b was a flop, I had some time to go back to the drawing board. When I was ready to train the next iteration, I reconsidered whether to rent or buy the compute for the build. I ultimately decided to buy, because I have the skill and interest, I'm good at finding deals, and owning a cluster would give me the ability to continue executing …

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