A TinyCTO.tv Hype Stack technical parable about GPU utilization, idle reservation, cost allocation. Match capacity to workload patterns; use scheduling, sharing, elasticity, and transparent allocation.
# Episode 165 — The GPU Was Idle at Full Cost — Script
## Concept GPU utilization;idle reservation;cost allocation
## Hype promise A shared AI platform will make inference fast, observable, and economically predictable.
## System reality A dedicated GPU pool is reserved for a team whose model runs only during a weekly demo.
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