Advanced Computing in the Age of AI | Monday, September 9, 2024
Many tech startups developing AI tech before ChatGPT burst onto the scene are seeing some benefits of generative AI. But one AI startup focused on the legal sector. EmotionTrac, relies on human input for its AI product. The company develops emotion-tracking technology for mock jury selection and trial preparation. "The difference that we deliver that ... Full article
The business world is increasingly relying on AI to be the next big technological advancement, and NVIDIA is one of the key players that is powering this revolution.  With its market capitalization hitting $3 trillion earlier this year, the California-based chip manufacturer has witnessed a meteoric rise since the rise of GenAI. NVIDIA's revenue has ... Full article
The number of companies planning to store an exabyte of data or more is skyrocketing, thanks to the AI revolution. To help streamline the storage buildouts and calm queasy CFO stomachs, MinIO last week proposed a reference architecture for exascale storage that allows enterprises to get to exascale in repeatable 100 PB increments using industry ... Full article
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have unveiled a groundbreaking research paper detailing how generative AI (GenAI) can improve decision-making processes in highly complex systems, such as nuclear power plants.  Integrating a physics-based diagnostic tool with a large language model (LLM), the engineers developed a novel approach to enhance the ... Full article
Microsoft is further advancing its efforts in healthcare AI by collaborating with Mass General Brigham, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and UW Health to advance AI models for radiology.  The goal of the collaboration is to enhance radiologists’ experiences and contribute to better patient outcomes through advanced radiology-focused multimodal AI ... Full article
For centuries, humans have looked at the stars and speculated about the existence of life beyond our planet, wondering if other planets and solar systems harbor similar conditions that could support life.  Innovations such as telescope optics, high-resolution imaging cameras, and space flights allowed us to extend our understanding of the cosmos. It also enabled ... Full article
Nvidia is tempting fate with its generous use of the term “super” to describe new products—the latest is a “supermodel” that uses innovative techniques to create fine-looking AI models. The company this week announced support for Meta’s Llama 3.1 AI model with 405-billion parameters on its GPUs. When used alongside its homegrown model called Nemotron, ... Full article
One of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom, NVIDIA, is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market, according to a Reuters report. The chip manufacturer is working with Inspur, one of its major distributor partners in China, to launch the tentatively named “B20” chips. The new chips ... Full article
With the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Paris only days away, the entire planet is preparing to watch their home teams square off in the greatest competition in the world. And while the Olympians focus on bringing home the gold, Intel is working hard to bring 8K video resolution into your home. Intel ... Full article
As we've seen, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of our lives is both inevitable and necessary. Among the many domains where AI can have a profound impact, child safety stands out as one of the most crucial. The fusion of AI and human oversight offers a promising pathway to create robust, ... Full article
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a major investment to build a new Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF) facility at The University of Texas at Austin. The project is set to revolutionize computational research and development.  Encompassing large-scale automation and artificial intelligence applications, high-end computation has emerged as a transformative force driving innovation and efficiency ... Full article
While the onset of human-driven climate change brings with it many horrors, the increase in the frequency and strength of storms poses an enormous threat to communities across the globe. As climate change is warming oceans and pushing the sea to rise by more than six inches since 1900, storms will only become more intense. ... Full article
Scientists observe Earth and other planetary bodies via remote sensing satellites that detect and record reflected energy. However, as sunlight travels in space it interacts with various atmospheric components, such as water vapor, ozone, turbulence, and temperature changes. These interactions can distort the spectral data received by the satellites.  Earth observation scientists understand this phenomenon ... Full article
New Mac developer tools will leverage Apple’s homegrown chips, limiting HPC users’ ability to use parallel programming frameworks from Intel or Nvidia. Apple’s latest programming framework, Xcode 16, was introduced at the recent WWDC conference and has a host of new features that use AI to make programming and application integration easier. However, it also ... Full article
Google has an ambitious goal to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero by the year 2030. This would require cutting its carbon emissions in half compared to its 2019 baseline. However, the energy demands of artificial intelligence pose a significant threat to this goal. In its 2024 Environmental Report, the search engine giant admitted ... Full article
The US Justice Department has announced the disruption of a Russian-government-backed bot farm that used AI tools in a massive propaganda campaign. Using AI to create fake social media accounts that often claimed to be US citizens, the malicious actors involved in this bot farm hoped to promote messages in support of Russian government objectives. ... Full article
In today's data-driven world, the ability to conduct complex statistical analyses on tabular data is crucial for deriving meaningful insights from raw data. However, the complexity and vast amounts of data make it increasingly difficult for individuals and organizations to process and interpret information efficiently.  A breakthrough has now emerged, revolutionizing the way we interact ... Full article
Australia has officially added another supercomputer to the TOP500 list with the implementation of Virga. Officially coming online in June 2024, Virga is the newest HPC system to come out of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO.) As of the June 2024 TOP500 rankings, Virga has achieved the 72nd position on the ... Full article
Generative AI will take on a larger chunk of the world’s power consumption to keep up with the hefty hardware requirements to run applications. “AI chips represent 1.5% of electricity use over the next five years, a substantial part of the world’s energy,” said semiconductor research firm TechInsights in a research note last month. TechInsights took a baseline ... Full article
A funny thing happened on the way to the AI promised land: People realized they need data. In fact, they realized they need large quantities of a wide variety of data, and that it would be better if it was fresh, trusted, and accurate. In other words, people realized they have a big data problem. ... Full article
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