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What do you think the future of GPU as a CPU initiatives like CUDA are? Do you think they are going to become mainstream and be the next adopted fad in the industry? Apple is building a new framework for using the GPU to do CPU tasks and there has been alot of success in the Nvidias CUDA project in the sciences. Would you suggest that a student commit time into this field?
First of all I don’t think this questions really belongs on SO.
In my opinion the GPU is a very interesting alternative whenever you do vector-based float mathematics. However this translates to: It will not become mainstream. Most mainstream (Desktop) applications do very few floating-point calculations.
It has already gained traction in games (physics-engines) and in scientific calculations. If you consider any of those two as ‘mainstream’, than yes, the GPU will become mainstream.
I would not consider these two as mainstream and I therefore think, the GPU will raise to be the next adopted fad in the mainstream industry.
If you, as a student have any interest in heavily physics based scientific calculations, you should absolutely commit some time to it (GPUs are very interesting pieces of hardware anyway).