What's happaning on $RENDER Discord, what's currently being discussed in the channels? Let's dive in 🧵👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻🧵 🧵 general Render’s expansion from GPU rendering into AI compute is being framed as a potential second demand engine beyond 3D artists. ⭕️ @psalmist0919 asked @530441868945653771 whether AI workloads could eventually become as important to Render as rendering itself. The core point: moving from traditional GPU rendering into AI compute may open the network to a broader customer base beyond 3D artists. Historical context: this question lines up with prior network discussions around expanding compute demand. Team member Sunny previously shared RNP-019, which proposed expanding emissions and rewards to include AI compute and general workloads beyond rendering. More recently, Team member Silvia introduced RNP-021, which builds on that direction by proposing support for enterprise-grade GPUs such as NVIDIA H100/H200 and AMD MI300 series for AI training, video generation, and large-scale image models. ❗ Focus for the team: clarify how Render expects demand to balance between existing 3D/rendering workloads and future AI/general compute, including what metrics will show whether AI workloads are becoming a major network usage driver.