Britain Boosts Computing Power in $1.3 Billion AI Drive

New supercomputing centre announced for Edinburgh as government publishes AI strategy

The UK's first National Supercomputing Centre will be set up in Edinburgh as part of the government's plans to use AI to boost economic growth.

Britain boosts computing power in $1.3 billion AI drive

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its plan to invest 1 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) in computing infrastructure to drive the development of artificial intelligence, which will increase its public compute capacity 20 fold over the next five years. The race to develop AI is intensifying, with the United States, China and India emerging as front runners, putting pressure on Europe to make up lost ground. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ…

UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online in major AI drive

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the Isambard-AI machine in Bristol on Thursday.

UK switches on its AI supercomputer

The UK Secretary of State for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle has switched on the second phase of the UK’s AI supercomputer, Isambard AI. The machine, now has over 5400 GPUs and is by far the largest machine in the UK and ranks sixth in Europe (and 11th in the world). The system, provided […] The post UK switches on its AI supercomputer appeared first on eeNews Europe.

£225M HPE-NVIDIA ‘Isambard-AI’ Supercomputer Launched in UK

The £225m new Isambard-AI facility, developed by the University of Bristol in partnership with HPE and NVIDIA, has been launched. The supercomputer, which is built and run by the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing .... The post £225M HPE-NVIDIA ‘Isambard-AI’ Supercomputer Launched in UK appeared first on Inside HPC & AI News | High-Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence.

Inside Isambard-AI: The UK’s most powerful supercomputer

Now officially inaugurated, Isambard-AI is intended to revolutionize UK innovation across all areas of scientific research