Zero-Copy GPU Inference from WebAssembly on Apple Silicon

agambrahma 58 points 21 comments April 18, 2026
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wmf

This works in wasmtime not browsers.

trueno

> on Apple Silicon, a WebAssembly module's linear memory can be shared directly with the GPU: no copies, no serialization, no intermediate buffers enhance > no copies, no serialization, no intermediate buffers would it kill people to write their own stuff why are we doing this. out of all the things people immediately cede to AI they cede their human ability to communicate and convey/share ideas. this timeline is bonkers.

saagarjha

I'm curious what this offers over just building the host side code to be native?

pjmlp

Goodbye WebAssembly "security". Also, these folks should be amazed by 8 and 16 bit games development, or games consoles in general.

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