- Meta, Facebook’s parent firm, claims that its newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) “Research SuperCluster” (RSC) would “pave the way” for the development of Metaverse.
- The machine will be able to produce “advanced AI” for computer vision, natural language processing, and speech recognition by working across hundreds of different languages.
- Meta did not reveal the computer’s location or the cost of its research and manufacture.
- According to the company, the supercomputer is presently among the fastest AI supercomputers in operation.
According to a blog post on January 24 disclosing the hardware, the social media giant thinks RSC is already one of the fastest supercomputers in the world and will take the top rank when it is completely operational by mid-2022.
RSC will pave the path for developing technologies
“Developing the next generation of superior artificial intelligence would necessitate powerful new computers capable of doing quintillions of operations per second,” according to the corporation.
“Ultimately, collaborating with RSC will pave the path for developing technologies for the next major computing platform – the meta-verse, in which AI-powered apps and goods will play a significant role.”
“The experiences we create for the metaverse need huge computer power and RSC will enable new AI models that can learn from trillions of examples, understand hundreds of languages, and more,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post on January 25.
The machine will be able to produce “advanced AI” for computer vision, natural language processing, and speech recognition by working across hundreds of different languages.
Metaverse and supercomputer
Facebook renamed it Meta in October to highlight its expanded focus outside social media.
Metaverse is a virtual arena where people may work, play, and interact – frequently utilizing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology. It is often regarded as the next version of the Internet.
Camilla Russo, a decentralized financial analyst, compared Meta’s new machine to the Ethereum network, which some in the industry regard as a form of global “supercomputer.”
Raja Koduri, vice president of Intel’s advanced computer systems and graphics team, stated in December 2021 that the existing computing infrastructure has to be enhanced a thousand times in order to operate Metaverse.
“For real-time usage, you must have access to petaflops [one thousand teraflops] of computing in less than a millisecond, less than 10 milliseconds,” Koduri told Quartz at the time.
Fastest AI supercomputers in operation
The supercomputer was currently one of the fastest AI supercomputers in operation.
The metaverse, a wide word that has created a lot of excitement in Silicon Valley in recent months, refers to the concept of shared virtual spaces that individuals can access through various devices and where they may work, play, and interact.
In a blog post, Meta stated that its new AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) will assist the firm in developing stronger AI models that can learn from trillions of samples, work across hundreds of languages, and scan text, photos, and video together to decide whether the material was dangerous.
According to the company, the supercomputer is presently among the fastest AI supercomputers in operation.