Stargate, a $100 billion AI supercomputer

Tags: Science and Technology

Microsoft and OpenAI have announced the introduction of 'Stargate,' a cutting-edge AI supercomputer with a price tag of $100 billion. 

An Overview of the News:

Project Collaboration and Financing:

• The project might cost up to $100 billion to complete.

• OpenAI will support AI research and development, and Microsoft will collaborate to finance the project.

Timeline for Project Completion:

• By 2028, the project is expected to be finished.

• Over the next six years, Stargate is expected to become the largest supercomputer ever constructed.

Investing Priority:

• The purchase of AI processors will account for a sizeable amount of the project's expenditure.

Key Facts about Supercomputers in India and Globally:

• The Airawat supercomputer is the fastest supercomputer in India.

• PARAM 8000, the first supercomputer built in the country

• PARAM Shivay, the first supercomputer in India.

• China is the nation with the most supercomputers, followed by the USA and Japan.

• World's fastest supercomputer: Frontier

• Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is the father of the Indian supercomputer.