Meta says its new AI supercomputer is among the fastest in the world

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Meta says its new AI supercomputer is among the fastest supercomputers in the world. Image Credit: Meta
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Meta says its new AI supercomputer is among the fastest supercomputers in the world. Image Credit: Meta

And it will be the world's fastest when completed in mid-2022, the company claims

Facebook's parent firm Meta has unveiled the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), a new supercomputer that it says is among the fastest in the world. The new supercomputing machine was announced by M...

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