Student Requests Compute Credits Instead of Internship
VC Olivia Moore shares email from college student seeking AI compute access.
Investor Olivia Moore at Andreessen Horowitz posted that a college student emailed requesting compute credits rather than a traditional internship or coffee chat. The post highlights emerging priorities among young AI talent focused on access to resources for model training. Founder Austen Allred replied that an internship would be cheaper for the VC. The exchange, shared on X, underscores how compute has become a valued currency in AI development amid high costs for training infrastructure. No further outcomes or responses from the student have been reported.
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Student Requests Compute Credits Instead of Internship
VC Olivia Moore shares email from college student seeking AI compute access.
Investor Olivia Moore at Andreessen Horowitz posted that a college student emailed requesting compute credits rather than a traditional internship or coffee chat. The post highlights emerging priorities among young AI talent focused on access to resources for model training. Founder Austen Allred replied that an internship would be cheaper for the VC. The exchange, shared on X, underscores how compute has become a valued currency in AI development amid high costs for training infrastructure. No further outcomes or responses from the student have been reported.
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Just got my first email from a college student asking for not an internship or a coffee chat but…compute credits The kids are going to be alright
@omooretweets Cheaper to give them an internship 😂