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Elon Musk's xAI Constructs World's Fastest Supercomputer in Record Time

The Colossus supercomputer, built with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs, was operational in just 19 days, a feat Nvidia's CEO calls 'superhuman.'

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Jensen Huang of Nvidia commended xAI and Elon Musk for their exceptional work on the Colossus supercomputer, made from 100,000 GPUs, completed in just 122 days. Nvidia's stock has increased by 14% this month, driven by positive investor sentiment.

Overview

  • Elon Musk's xAI has completed the Colossus supercomputer using 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, marking it as the fastest supercomputer globally.
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the achievement, noting that such a project typically takes four years to complete.
  • The Colossus supercomputer project involved rapid construction of a specialized facility equipped with advanced cooling and power systems.
  • Huang commended the xAI team for their extraordinary engineering, networking, and infrastructure efforts, highlighting the project's complexity.
  • The success of this project has positively impacted Nvidia's market performance, with its stock seeing a significant rise.