There are 8 article(s) tagged supercomputer:

• September 2024

  • XAI supercomputer to double in size by year end

    Deemed Colossus, the xAI supercomputer is the “most powerful AI training system in the world,” Elon Musk wrote on X Monday, Sept. 2.

    By Sophia Surrett, Samuel Hardiman September 04, 2024

• August 2024

  • XAI to build greywater plant, could one day sell it to Memphis

    The treated wastewater from the plant would replace demand on the region’s supply and save hundreds of millions of drinking water a year from industrial use.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Sophia Surrett August 06, 2024

• July 2024

  • Here’s how xAI is training its chatbot in Memphis

    The Memphis supercomputer is a “massive training center” for xAI’s chatbot Grok, a competitor of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk said in a recent interview.

    By Sophia Surrett, Samuel Hardiman July 30, 2024

  • Musk’s xAI could share greywater plant with TVA

    A source close to xAI said it could share a greywater plant with the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA did not dismiss the idea. 

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    Musk says Memphis supercomputer has powered up

    By Samuel Hardiman, Sophia Surrett July 23, 2024

  • XAI supercomputer to turn on mid-August

    All 100,000 H100 Nvidia chips for the xAI supercomputer have been received.

    By Sophia Surrett, Samuel Hardiman July 16, 2024

  • XAI plans to hire another 100+ for supercomputer jobs

    The Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company will hire up to 120 additional people to create a “fiber team,” bringing potential staffing at the Memphis site to 320. 

    By Sophia Surrett July 09, 2024

  • Memphis xAI facility could be completed this month

    The Elon Musk-founded supercomputer is halfway through construction, and the company’s preliminary engineering plans for its greywater plant are almost complete. 

    By Sophia Surrett, Samuel Hardiman July 06, 2024

• June 2024

  • Exclusive: Other Musk companies could consider Memphis; supercomputer will use 100K Nvidia chips

    A source who spoke with The Daily Memphian exclusively on Thursday shed light on why the company chose Memphis, including the city’s ample land at fair prices. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Sophia Surrett June 07, 2024