Building an anonymous AI photo editor without letting one visitor take the GPU

Short summary

The founder of Turner AI, a browser-based AI photo editor, describes the engineering challenge of offering free anonymous edits without letting a few users monopolize GPU time. Their approach separates browser-state convenience from server-side authority, counts usage only after job creation, and uses queues to protect capacity. They ask the community whether to require signup earlier or keep anonymous flow open.

• •Browser-based AI photo editor offering free anonymous edits without watermarks
• •Core challenge: preventing a small number of anonymous visitors from consuming disproportionate GPU time
• •Design separates browser-state discouragement from server-side admission control
• •Usage counted only after job creation; queues protect shared capacity

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