Forbes November 30, 2024
The race to build powerful AI data centers is accelerating, with tech giants vying to be key players in AI’s future. Microsoft and OpenAI, for instance, are reportedly planning a $100 billion investment in data center projects to expand their AI capabilities. This competition highlights supercomputing infrastructure as the backbone of AI development.
Elon Musk’s xAI is scaling new heights with its Colossus supercomputing center in Memphis, Tennessee. Already outfitted with 100,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs, the facility is doubling its capacity to 200,000 GPUs. Leveraging Nvidia’s Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, it’s aiming to become a cornerstone of AI research and applications. Named after Colossus, the world’s first programmable electronic computer built in 1945, Elon Musk evokes the historic significance and transformative...