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Andrej Karpathy, a former Tesla AI director, reproduced GPT-2 in 24 hours, demonstrating significant cost savings. The training was done using a single 8XH100 node, which reduced the cost to $28 per hour, a 90% decrease from the original $256 per hour. This achievement is attributed to advancements in hardware, software, and data. The original GPT-2 was launched by OpenAI in 2019, while GPT-4 was reportedly trained at a cost of over $100 million.
AITesla | Rating: 80 | 2024-07-13 01:27:02 PM |
The US government has announced the selection process for the first three CHIPS and Science Act research and development facilities. The facilities will be funded by billions of dollars earmarked for semiconductor manufacturers like Intel, Samsung, and TSMC. The goal is to bridge the gap between research and industry. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo emphasized the need to supercharge research to reclaim the US's semiconductor leadership position.
TechnologyUS | Rating: 89 | 2024-07-13 01:26:45 PM |
Graphcore, a UK-based AI processor designer, has been acquired by SoftBank for either $400 million or $500 million. The company will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank and may collaborate with Arm. Nigel Toon will remain CEO, and Graphcore has received a total of $700 million in investments from Microsoft and Sequoia Capital, with a peak valuation of $2.8 billion in late 2020.
AIGraphcore | Rating: 91 | 2024-07-12 09:37:02 PM |
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X engineering sample results were posted on the AnandTech forum by Igor_Kavinski, showing Blender benchmark results at various TDPs from 60W to 230W. The results indicate that the newer Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms the older chip at higher power budgets, with a 20% performance improvement reported at 230W TDP. The interesting results start at 170W and below.
TechnologyAMD | Rating: 85 | 2024-07-12 08:36:56 PM |
The JEDEC Association published preliminary specifications for the 4th Generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4), which supports a 2048-bit interface per stack, lower data transfer rate than HBM3E, and a broader range of memory layers. The new standard will specify 24 Gb and 32 Gb layers, offer configurations for 4-high, 8-high, 12-high, and 16-high TSV stacks, and has agreed on speed bins up to 6.4 GT/s.
TechnologyJEDEC | Rating: 89 | 2024-07-12 05:46:30 PM |
Alderon Games, a game development studio, has reported a nearly 100% failure rate of Intel's 13th and 14th-generation Raptor Lake processors in its own testing, as well as in customers' gaming PCs. The company claims that Intel sells defective CPUs, citing frequent instability and crashes in its development systems and customers' gaming PCs.
TechnologyIntel | Rating: 83 | 2024-07-12 05:26:27 PM |
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics cards with AD102 silicon have been released, with custom models available from Zotac and Gigabyte. The Zotac model sells for $869.99, while the Gigabyte model retails for $819.99. The AD102-based variant can be identified by its new capacitor configuration and larger spacing between screws around the core.
TechnologyNVIDIA | Rating: 90 | 2024-07-12 04:48:01 PM |
SoftBank Group has acquired Graphcore, a UK-based AI processor designer, for an undisclosed amount. Graphcore will become a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank and will continue to operate under its brand and name. The acquisition may be related to SoftBank's Project Izanagi, a push into the AI processor venture. Graphcore's CEO and founder, Nigel Toon, mentioned potential collaboration with Arm Holdings.
AcquisitionSoftBank | Rating: 89 | 2024-07-12 03:46:45 PM |
NVIDIA Research will present over 20 papers at SIGGRAPH 2024, introducing innovations in rendering, simulation, and generative AI. The conference will take place from July 28 to August 1 in Denver. The papers focus on advancements in synthetic data generators, inverse rendering tools, and physics-based simulation, with two technical Best Paper Award winners.
AINVIDIA | Duplicated with: 1 | Rating: 91 | 2024-07-12 01:16:47 PM |
Applied Materials introduced its new Applied Endura Copper Barrier Seed IMS with Volta Ruthenium Copper Vapor Deposition (CVD) tool, enabling chipmakers to use copper for wiring with 2 nm-class and more advanced process technologies. The tool helps combat the challenge of feeding power to smaller transistors, as thinner power wires within the chip increase their resistance and may cause yield loss. Today's advanced logic processors have about 20 layers of metal, with thin signal wires and thicker power wires.
TechnologyApplied | Rating: 89 | 2024-07-12 12:06:56 PM |