This AI supercomputer is designed to create a map of the universe

The most powerful supercomputer to date has been put into operation at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center. The computer, named “Perlmutter,” is the size of an entire room and can perform four trillion floating-point operations per second. Among other things, this recnen performance will be used in the near future to produce a detailed map of the known universe, which was previously impossible due to the power required.

 

AI supercomputer Perlmutter (Source: Nvidia)

 

To create this mapAI supercomputer Perlmutter (source: Nvidia) will use a so-called Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to capture light from 35 million galaxies and 2.4 million quasars. The supercomputer will use this data to create the 3D map of the universe by analyzing nearly 5 million photos.

The goal of the endeavor is for researchers to understand how so-called dark energy works and whether it really is responsible for the expansion of the universe. In the future, the supercomputer should also reach other previously unknown components and make them comprehensible.

Alexander Pinker
Alexander Pinkerhttps://www.medialist.info
Alexander Pinker is an innovation profiler, future strategist and media expert who helps companies understand the opportunities behind technologies such as artificial intelligence for the next five to ten years. He is the founder of the consulting firm "Alexander Pinker - Innovation Profiling", the innovation marketing agency "innovate! communication" and the news platform "Medialist Innovation". He is also the author of three books and a lecturer at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt.

Ähnliche Artikel

Kommentare

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Follow us

FUTURing

Cookie Consent with Real Cookie Banner