The World's New Fastest Supercomputer Is an Exascale Machine for AI

Twice a year, the world's fastest supercomputers take a test to see which is top of class. These hundred-million-dollar machines usually run on hundreds of thousands of processors, occupy warehouse floors, gobble up copious amounts of energy, and crunch numbers at an ungodly pace. All that computing is directed at some of humanity's toughest challenges with the likes of advanced climate modeling or protein simulations to help cure diseases. For the last two years, the US's Summit was the fastest supercomputer on the planet. But this week, a new system took the crown.