4 Predictions for Supercomputing in 2017

The growing competitiveness of China and shifting political landscapes mean that 2017 holds some uncertainties for supercomputing. Yet familiar technologies remain strong and provide a stable foundation with fewer surprises. Here are four predictions of where the industry is headed in 2017. Despite gaining ground as a marketing term, and being a rich field for basic and applied research, it's highly doubtful we'll see the emergence of AI as a dominant force in the next 12 months. We're still far from the "singularity" that so many of us tech-geeks fear, so don't expect AI to jump out of marketing copy and begin hunting us down a la The Terminator by next Christmas.