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Nvidia launches Personal AI Router (PAIR) in beta to distribute local AI inference across networked computers

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Nvidia has launched Personal AI Router (PAIR) in beta, a free tool that distributes local AI inference workloads across compatible computers on a network. The tool is designed to enable a desktop and laptop to collaborate on local AI tasks when not in use.

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    Nvidia launches Personal AI Router (PAIR), a free tool that distributes local AI inference workloads across compatible computers on a network, in beta (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)

    Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge : Nvidia launches Personal AI Router (PAIR), a free tool that distributes local AI inference workloads across compatible computers on a network, in beta — PAIR is designed to get your desktop and laptop working together on local AI tasks when not in use.

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