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Minions: A Dynamic and Distributed Virtual GPU Cloud Built on Idle Apple Silicon Devices

Minions is a distributed virtual GPU cloud that aggregates idle Apple Silicon GPUs across macOS devices for large‑scale machine learning inference. It turns underused local GPUs into a scalable, cost‑effective resource pool, reducing reliance on centralized data centers and cutting inference wait times. The system demonstrates how consumer hardware can be repurposed for AI workloads, offering developers a new elasticity option.

Apple ML Research·Oct 12, 2026

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