LLNL and Silicon Valley-based Cerebras Systems have installed the company’s CS-1 artificial intelligence (AI) computer into Lassen, making LLNL the first institution to integrate the cutting-edge AI platform with a large-scale supercomputer. The integration creates a radically new type of computing solution, enabling researchers to investigate novel, AI-driven approaches to predictive modeling and “cognitive simulation.” Photo by Katrina Trujillo/LLNL.
(Download Image)LLNL pairs world’s largest computer chip from Cerebras with Lassen to advance machine learning, AI research
LLNL and artificial intelligence (AI) computer company Cerebras Systems have integrated the world’s largest computer chip into the NNSA’) Lassen system, upgrading the top-tier supercomputer with cutting-edge AI technology. Technicians recently completed connecting the Silicon Valley-based company’s massive, 1.2 trillion transistor Wafer-Scale Engine chip—designed specifically for machine learning and AI applications—to the 23-petaflop Lassen, along with the CS-1 accelerator hardware system that houses the chip. Lassen is the unclassified companion to the IBM/NVIDIA system Sierra and is currently No. 14 on the latest Top 500 List of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Read more at LLNL News.
