Updated
Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 19
University of Utah Opens Redtail AI Supercomputer Pitches as Top-Ranked System Targets Big Problems
Updated
Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 19

University of Utah Opens Redtail AI Supercomputer Pitches as Top-Ranked System Targets Big Problems

1 articles · Updated · Salt Lake Tribune · Aug 19

Summary

  • Redtail, the University of Utah’s new A.I. supercomputer, is now accepting project pitches as the school seeks uses for a system it says can tackle “big problems.”
  • The machine is already ranked among the world’s fastest supercomputers, giving the university a high-profile platform for research and applied A.I. work.
  • Bluffdale hosts the system in a University of Utah data center, where the school also says Redtail ranks among the world’s greenest supercomputers.
  • The pitch process marks the university’s first public push to translate Redtail’s computing power into concrete projects beyond the launch announcement.

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