Musk's xAI supercomputing will expand tenfold! 1 million GPUs are worth nvidia opening a branch.
1. Musk's xAI will expand its supercomputer Colossus in Memphis, increasing computational power tenfold; 2. nvidia, Dell, and super micro computer are reportedly also setting up in Memphis to assist in the development of Colossus; 3. xAI has been established for just over a year, with a valuation reaching 45 billion dollars, its expansion speed has shocked the industry and is seen as a strong competitive advantage.
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The competition among technology giants in AI hardware is intensifying. This week, amazon claimed it would build the world's largest AI computing cluster, followed closely by Meta announcing a $10 billion AI datacenter. There are also reports that xAI, under Elon Musk, is planning to expand its supercomputer project tenfold...
1 million GPUs! Musk plans to expand the Colossus AI supercomputer cluster tenfold, continuing the arms race in AI infrastructure.
The investment required to expand Colossus is estimated to reach hundreds of billions of dollars, while also incurring relatively high costs for construction, power supply, and cooling. However, xAI has raised approximately $11 billion from investors this year.