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Apple's MLX adding CUDA support

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548 points nsagent | 1 comments | 14 Jul 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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lukev ◴[15 Jul 25 02:18 UTC] No.44567263[source]▶
So to make sure I understand, this would mean:

1. Programs built against MLX -> Can take advantage of CUDA-enabled chips

but not:

2. CUDA programs -> Can now run on Apple Silicon.

Because the #2 would be a copyright violation (specifically with respect to NVidia's famous moat).

Is this correct?

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1. dagmx ◴[15 Jul 25 03:27 UTC] No.44567600[source]▶
2 also further cements CUDA as the de facto API to target, and nobody would write MLX targeted code instead.

This way, you’re more incentivized to write MLX and have it run everywhere. It’s a situation of everyone wins, especially Apple because they can optimize it further for their platforms.