Re: Supercomputing News and Discussions
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:13 pm
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A new kind of conflict is brewing between China and the West, and it involves semiconductors instead of weapons and territory. The country's ministries have announced plans to expand its computing power significantly in the coming years, intending to hit 300 exaflops by 2025. This would require it almost to double its supercomputing power in the next two years, which is a goal the US would certainly like to prevent or at least slow down if possible.
The move by China is aimed at helping it maintain parity with the supercomputing power of the US. This long-running conflict has been given new life thanks to the recent push to build systems for training large language models (LLM) for AI applications. According to CNBC, six government ministries announced China's 300 exaflop goal, making it clear the country isn't backing down in its quest for computing supremacy despite broad US sanctions aimed at preventing it from acquiring advanced computing hardware. The country's ministries said its desire to obtain this level of computing power is fundamental to its goals in education and finance, which apparently isn't sarcasm.