Researchers across the U.S. can now access an artificial intelligence-based computer called DeltaAI developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, a unit of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
National Science Foundation grants of nearly $30 million funded the DeltaAI development that included advanced hardware, such as the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, NCSA said Monday in its announcement of the computer’s launch.
The center built and operates DeltaAI at the University of Illinois National Petascale Computing Facility. The new supercomputer complements the NCSA’s advanced Delta computing and data resource, which was also established with NSF support.
Computing Capacity Quadruples
With DeltaAI, NCSA said it will quadruple its AI-based computing capacity. The new computer is accessible through the NSF ACCESS program and the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot projects.
NCSA Director Bill Gropp noted the explosion in researchers’ demand for AI-driven computing and data resources. “With the addition of DeltaAI to our suite of AI and machine-learning resources, NCSA is perfectly positioned to usher in a new era of innovative and responsible AI computing,” he said.