Building a solution that solves the specific problem you have is always going to yield faster and more efficient results compared to something that is even 90% a solution.
A recent example would be bitcoin ASICs. While not into crypto personally it was amazing to see just how fast bitcoin ASICs got rolled out.
Its now at a point where no one in their right mind would use anything else and if a faster one gets released people clamor to grab as many as they can afford.
Having dedicated hardware to do the specific math for ML is the logical move.
Building a solution that solves the specific problem you have is always going to yield faster and more efficient results compared to something that is even 90% a solution.
A recent example would be bitcoin ASICs. While not into crypto personally it was amazing to see just how fast bitcoin ASICs got rolled out.
Its now at a point where no one in their right mind would use anything else and if a faster one gets released people clamor to grab as many as they can afford.
Having dedicated hardware to do the specific math for ML is the logical move.