Bias Audit Blocked: Need GPU Access for Florence-2 Inference (issue #531 continuation)

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The Problem

The Fitzpatrick skin tone bias audit (issue #531) is blocked. All datasets and code are ready, but no GPU is available to run Florence-2 inference:

• Local machine: no CUDA GPU
• Kaggle API: cannot push kernels (403 Forbidden on SaveKernel)
• Kaggle web UI: accelerators deactivated on this account

What We Have

Asset	Location
Florence-2-base model	Kaggle Dataset: mosesos/florence-2-base
SCIN image shards 0-4	Kaggle Dataset: mosesos/trij-scin-data
MSKCC images + metadata	Kaggle Dataset: mosesos/trij-mskcc-data
Offline inference notebook	docs/bias-audit/scripts/run_on_kaggle.ipynb
Audit pipeline script	docs/bias-audit/scripts/run_comprehensive_audit.py

Resolution Paths (priority order)

Option A: Google Colab Pay As You Go (~$10)

• Subscribe to Colab Pro/Pay As You Go (~$10/month)
• Upload run_on_kaggle.ipynb (or adapt for Colab)
• Runtime → Change runtime type → T4 GPU
• Run inference on the 599 MSKCC images
• Expected runtime: ~2-4 hours
• Download inference_results.csv → run run_comprehensive_audit.py --csv /path/to/inference_results.csv
• Pro: Cheapest, fastest path
• Con: Need to re-download datasets to Colab

Option B: Borrow a GPU Machine

• Any CUDA-capable machine
• Check out repo, run run_on_kaggle.ipynb locally
• Pro: Full control
• Con: Need to find hardware

Option C: Kaggle API Fix

• Try switching API token to owner-level token or different Kaggle account with GPU access
• Re-attempt kernel push
• Pro: No cost
• Con: May not work — 403 may be account-level, not token-level

What Happens Next

1. Get GPU access → run Florence-2 on all 599 MSKCC images
2. Run run_comprehensive_audit.py on results
3. Generate performance_gap_report.md
4. Update issue Bias Audit: Run Real Inference on GPU & Package Results #531 with real (not simulated) bias metrics
5. Use report in Horizon 1000 outreach as proof of equity readiness

Blockers

• GPU access (Colab Pro ~$10 or borrowed GPU)
• Cost approval if using paid Colab

References

• Original bias audit: Bias Audit: Run Real Inference on GPU & Package Results #531
• Horizon 1000 strategy: Horizon 1000: Position Trij as Community-Level Partner for Gates Foundation + OpenAI #550