Elon Musk envisions turning Tesla vehicles into AI compute nodes while parked.

During a recent earnings call, Elon Musk floated the possibility of utilizing Tesla's idle vehicle compute power for distributed AI processing, akin to Amazon Web Services. Musk suggested that the collective power from Tesla’s fleet could potentially be leveraged when the cars are not in use, a concept drawing from distributed computing examples like Bitcoin mining. Despite the intriguing proposal, experts like Sam Anthony and Phil Koopman have raised practical concerns, such as the reliance on the vehicle’s battery and connectivity issues, which could hinder this concept's feasibility. They also stressed the need for experimental validation to determine whether this system could effectively contribute to AI tasks without compromising vehicle functionality or owner costs. The idea, while innovative, faces significant hurdles in scalability and practical application.

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