supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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Unlike traditional supercomputers that often require specialized power and cooling infrastructure, Digits can operate using a standard wall outlet.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The world's most powerful supercomputer was officially dedicated in California Thursday, with the CEOs of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and AMD on hand to celebrate their handiwork.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
To end the keynote, Huang announced Project DIGITS, a personal AI supercomputer that can run AI models with up to 200 billion parameters — more than OpenAI’s GPT-3.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Hartmut Neven, the founder and lead of Google Quantum AI, stated this week that Willow's extraordinary performance—capable of performing in minutes tasks that would take supercomputers billions of years—could be explained by the concept of parallel universes.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The world's most powerful supercomputer was officially dedicated in California Thursday, with the CEOs of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and AMD on hand to celebrate their handiwork.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
To end the keynote, Huang announced Project DIGITS, a personal AI supercomputer that can run AI models with up to 200 billion parameters — more than OpenAI’s GPT-3.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
Hartmut Neven, the founder and lead of Google Quantum AI, stated this week that Willow's extraordinary performance—capable of performing in minutes tasks that would take supercomputers billions of years—could be explained by the concept of parallel universes.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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