From NVIDIA: 2024-10-23 07:09:36

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and King of Denmark launched Gefion, Denmark’s largest AI supercomputer. Gefion features 1,528 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, operated by the Danish Center for AI Innovation. Denmark joins select nations in pursuing Sovereign AI with Gefion, aimed at global challenges like infectious diseases and climate change.

Gefion’s launch signifies Denmark’s stride in establishing Sovereign AI, providing a foundation for nations to develop AI models reflecting their culture. Jensen Huang emphasizes the importance of such infrastructure in every country and highlights Denmark’s initiative in this vision. The supercomputer will address global challenges, including advancements in drug discovery and energy efficiency.

Gefion supports projects with significant impact, like delivering faster weather forecasts with lower energy consumption and enabling large-scale quantum computer circuit simulations. Collaborations with universities and startups aim to enhance disease mutation analysis, vaccine design, multi-modal input AI models, and healthcare solutions. Denmark is poised to tackle scientific challenges with social impact through collaborations with NVIDIA.



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