[PR] University of Florida, NVIDIA to Build Fastest AI Supercomputer in Academia

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The University of Florida and NVIDIA Tuesday unveiled a plan to build the world’s fastest AI supercomputer in academia, delivering 700 petaflops of AI performance.



The effort is anchored by a $50 million gift: $25 million from alumnus and NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky and $25 million in hardware, software, training and services from NVIDIA.



“We’ve created a replicable, powerful model of public-private cooperation for everyone’s benefit,” said Malachowsky, who serves as an NVIDIA Fellow, in an online event featuring leaders from both the UF and NVIDIA.



UF will invest an additional $20 million to create an AI-centric supercomputing and data center.



The $70 million public-private partnership promises to make UF one of the leading AI universities in the country, advance academic research and help address some of the state’s...

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