Some scientific computing applications cannot sacrifice accuracy and will always require high-precision computing. Therefore, conventional high-performance computing (HPC) will remain essential, even as many applications transition to AI and low-precision computing, which may sacrifice some accuracy. “We need to ensure that we don’t lose that high-precision arithmetic as we focus on some commercial applications,” said ...Full article
AI is one of the most transformative and valuable scientific tools ever developed. By harnessing vast amounts of data and computational power, AI systems can uncover patterns, generate insights, and make predictions that were previously unattainable. As we find ourselves on the cusp of an AI revolution, scientists are beginning to question how this technology ...Full article
NVIDIA, the world leader in accelerated computing, is driving a fundamental shift in the high-performance computer (HPC) industry. This week NVIDIA detailed how its AI chips are accelerating innovation for AI-powered systems for advanced supercomputing and scientific discovery. The chipmaker announced at the ISC High Performance event in Hamburg that new supercomputers around the globe ...Full article
Google DeepMind, an Alphabet subsidiary focusing on AI, ML, and neuroscience research, has unveiled an improved version of its AI model that predicts the structure and interactions between biological molecules with unprecedented accuracy. The upgraded AlphaFold 3 will enable researchers to test potential discoveries in medicine, materials science, drug development, and other fields. The details ...Full article
As of the 63rd edition of the TOP500, the Aurora supercomputer out of Argonne National Laboratory has officially broken the exascale barrier with an HPL score of 1.012 exaflops. This is an enormous improvement over the machine’s score of 585.34 petaflops from the previous list and a major achievement for the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility ...Full article
Although LLMs are getting all the notice lately, AI techniques of many varieties are being infused throughout science. For example, Harvard researchers, Google, and colleagues published a 3D map in Science this week that reveals a small chunk of as human brain in astonishing detail. Imaging the roughly cubic millimeter of tissue produced 1.4 petabytes of data. ...Full article
The 63rd installment of the TOP500 list is available today in coordination with the kickoff of ISC 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. Once again, the Frontier system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA, retains its spot as the most powerful machine on the list with an HPL score of 1.206 exaflops. However, this new ...Full article
Last year in December, Databricks, a leading provider of data intelligence and AI solutions, announced a new suite of tools to get GenAI applications to production using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). Since then, we have witnessed a rapid rise in RAG applications as enterprises are investing heavily in building GenAI applications. Traditional language models come ...Full article
As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize various industries, organizations are exploring new ways to tap into the transformative potential of AI technologies. While the majority of business leaders believe that AI is essential for business sustainability, has their organization been successful in adopting AI? According to a study by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), too many ...Full article
Accenture has been one of Oracle's leading systems integration partners over the last decade. However, the partnership dates back to the early days of both companies. The combination of Accenture’s expertise in consulting and technology services and Oracle’s outstanding enterprise software has enabled the partnership to deliver transformative digital solutions around the globe. Accenture and ...Full article
Red Hat and NVIDIA today announced integration support for NVIDIA NIM microservices on Red Hat OpenShift AI. OpenShiftAI is a flexible, scalable MLOps Kubernetes platform with tools to build, deploy, and manage AI-enabled applications. NVIDIA NIM, on the other hand, are a set of microservices designed to accelerate the deployment of generative AI applications on ...Full article
Creating new medicines is a laborious process, requiring years of worth and mountains of cash to make any significant advances. With so much money and literal lives at stake, speeding up the drug discovery process is always a top-of-mind topic for industry professionals. Like every other industry that involves a lot of time-consuming tasks, drug ...Full article
Businesses are eager to deploy generative AI applications, but fears over toxic content, leaks of sensitive data, and hallucinations are giving them pause. One potential solution is to deploy “guard models” alongside GenAI apps that can immediately detect and prevent this kind of behavior. That’s the approach espoused by DataRobot, which today added new AI ...Full article
The auto industry is going through a major transformation. The emergence of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) is reshaping the industry and radically changing how people interact with vehicles. Just like how the advent of smartphones revolutionized our interaction with technology, transforming a communication device into a versatile tool of countless functions, SDVs are also redefining our ...Full article
A new report out of analyst firm Intersect360 Research is shedding some new light on just how valuable the HPC and AI market is. Taking both of these technologies as a singular unit, Intersect360 Research found that the HPC-AI market size reached $85.7 billion in 2023. The report states that this market size is up ...Full article
Large-language models regularly spit out off-the-rails answers, and companies are introducing editors and guardrails to ensure that responses from AI are more on point. Amazon this week announced the general availability of Amazon Q, an in-between gatekeeper that reduces hallucinatory answers and ensures customers get the most out of large-language models. The technology has many ...Full article
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is responsible for safeguarding the U.S. from various threats, including terrorism and cyberattacks, has brought in experts from various areas of the larger AI sector to form an Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board. The formation of this board is part of President Biden’s AI executive order. The ...Full article
After spending much of its December Quantum Summit discussing forthcoming quantum software development kit Qiskit 1.0 — the first full version — IBM quietly debuted the latest version (February 15) and recently provided advice for those looking to make the jump. IBM is likely to share more details on Qiskit 1.0 capabilities and early uses ...Full article
AI tools are improving fast, and regulators are working hard to catch up. The rapid advancement of AI has outpaced regulatory efforts, raising concerns about the potential risks and unintended consequences of this powerful technology. As governments scramble to catch up, a patchwork of regulations is emerging. However, comprehensive legislation at the local, national, and ...Full article
While AI tools are incredibly useful in a variety of industries, they truly shine when applied to solving problems in scientific and medical discovery. Researching both the world around us and the bodies we inhabit has consistently resulted in better lives for everyone, and AI tools offer a great leap forward for these efforts. Much ...Full article
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