アフリカにおける人工知能: バズよりも基本
1Energy Growth Hub, London, UK. rose@energyforgrowth.org.
まとめ
南アフリカの最速のスーパーコンピュータであるLengauは 信頼性の低い電力のせいで 運用上の課題に直面しています アフリカにおける人工知能と機械学習の進歩を支援する能力を妨げています
科学分野:
- 高性能コンピューティング
- 人工知能のインフラ
背景:
- 南アフリカの高性能コンピューティングセンターには アフリカで最も速いスーパーコンピュータである Lengau が設置されています
- この施設は,複雑なモデリングと大規模なデータセット分析を通じて,人工知能 (AI) と機械学習 (ML) の進歩に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- レンガウ・スーパーコンピュータの操作に 影響を与えるため
- エネルギーの不安定性による重要なAIインフラが直面する課題を理解する.
主な方法:
- 高性能コンピューティングセンターの現場訪問と運用評価
- エネルギー供給の障害の状況におけるスーパーコンピュータの性能の評価
主要な成果:
- レンガウは,その能力にもかかわらず,全容量以下で動作しています.
- 信頼性の低い電源は,AIとMLのイニシアチブをサポートするスーパーコンピュータの能力を大幅に阻害します.
結論:
- レンガウのような高度なコンピューティング施設の 運用能力を維持するには 安定した信頼性の高い電力供給が不可欠です
- 南アフリカとアフリカ大陸におけるAIとMLの成長にとって, エネルギーインフラストラクチャの安定性は重要な要因です.
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