Source: VentureBeat
Summary
Abu Dhabi-based tech company G42 has partnered with U.S.-based chipmaker Cerebras to deploy a new system in India. The system will provide eight exaflops of compute power. According to G42, this will be the largest AI supercomputer in the world. The partnership aims to support India’s growing tech industry. G42 reported that the system will be used for various applications, including natural language processing and computer vision.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
G42 and Cerebras announce a massive AI supercomputer in India, touting it as the largest in the world. Eight exaflops of compute power sounds impressive, but we’ve heard “revolutionary” before. Cerebras’ Wafer-Scale Engine chips will power the system. G42 promises it will be used for various AI applications. Because what’s an AI announcement without a nod to natural language processing and computer vision?
Original observation: Because who doesn’t need another AI supercomputer to “support the growing tech industry”?
Author: Evan Null
