Would you host AI hardware we pay for in your garage or spare room, for a share of the income?
I'm a co-founder, so I'm biased, and I'd rather say that upfront than have you find out.
Here's the thinking. People hate giant data centers, for good reasons: they strain local grids, push up power bills, burn water for cooling, and dump noise on a community that gets none of the upside. So instead of one massive warehouse, we spread AI compute across lots of small nodes in homes/offices/commercial spaces where the power and internet are already connected. We finance the hardware and ship it to you. You give it space, power and a connection, and earn a cut of what it makes running AI jobs in the background. No upfront cost on your side, and it's free to join.
Now the obvious question... why would we hand you free hardware?: because we own it, you just host it. You're not buying anything, and you're not on the hook if it breaks, we repair or replace it. We make our money renting out its compute, so keeping it running is our problem, not yours.
The actual numbers, since I don't want to be vague: we've estimated that hosts can earn roughly $600 to $2000 a month. Where you land depends mostly on your internet connection, your power costs, and how much hardware you have space for, with the bigger end needing more room. I'm happy to break the math down in the comments.
Why I don't think this is another too-good-to-be-true post: we're real, findable people, not an anonymous box scheme. Our background is Harvard Medical School and we've shipped regulated healthcare and AI data products to governments before (where you don't get to cut corners). We've also had around 100 people sign up so far, mostly in the US.
What I'm actually trying to figure out: almost all that interest is US-based, and I'd love to know whether people in other countries would want to host too. No obligation, mostly gauging where the demand is. Ask me anything in the comments. If you're interested in applying - visit openpc.io