doc reference for gpu_backend!

[CarloLucibello]

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[mcabbott]

How easy would it be to make this friendlier?

julia> using Flux, Metal

julia> x = rand(Float32, 3) |> Flux.gpu
┌ Info: The CUDA functionality is being called but
│ `CUDA.jl` must be loaded to access it.
└ Add `using CUDA` or `import CUDA` to your code.

The minimal step would be to change this message, so that it mentions that you could be trying to use Metal / AMDGPU but have the wrong global setting.

If the Metal extension is loaded, it could be even more specific. Perhaps ideally, it would prompt you the way using Flux does, "do you want to change Flux's global setting to Metal, y/n?".

[darsnack]

Related to #2293 as well

[CarloLucibello]

obsolete