PanaAI has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Junee Ltd. to develop the most powerful NVIDIA AI supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere. Set to launch in Australia by the first quarter of 2025, the project, named “PanaAI AUS AISF,” is poised to become a key infrastructure asset for both public and private sectors, providing cloud-based AI services.
The PanaAI AUS AISF will be built to support the creation of large generative AI models and foster innovation across various industries. The system will offer significant computational power to drive forward research, societal applications, and AI advancements.
A Leap in AI Capabilities
The new supercomputer will feature a remarkable setup, incorporating up to 4,088 NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs, interconnected by the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand platform. This infrastructure aims to address the growing demands of AI workloads, providing unmatched computational resources.
With a projected peak performance of 16.4 exaflops in half-precision (FP8), the PanaAI AUS AISF is expected to be the fastest AI supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest AI clusters in Australia. This high-performance system will support a wide range of industries, including healthcare, energy, financial services, autonomous driving, and life sciences.
Advanced Technology for Cutting-Edge AI
PanaAI AUS AISF will rely on the advanced NVIDIA Hopper architecture, featuring H200 Tensor Core GPUs, which offer 1.8 times more memory and 1.4 times greater bandwidth compared to their predecessors. These enhancements allow for larger model sizes and more efficient data processing, eliminating the need for slow storage retrieval and complex AI management techniques.
The system’s GPUs provide up to a 45% performance boost over earlier models in specific AI workloads, such as Llama and GPT, enabling faster and more efficient training of AI models.
Global Impact and Future Goals
The PanaAI AUS AISF will not only enhance AI capabilities in Australia but also position the country among the global leaders in AI supercomputing. The system is expected to rank in the top 10 AI supercomputers worldwide based on the prestigious TOP500 rankings by June 2024.
In addition to serving as a critical resource for AI development, the supercomputer will provide accelerated cloud services, including public cloud access, AI compute rentals, and subscriptions for training large language models. Its services will be instrumental in advancing research across multiple sectors, including healthcare, energy, financial services, and public administration.
PanaAI’s Vision for the Future
A spokesperson for PanaAI emphasized the company’s long-term vision: “In response to the increasing demand for generative AI and high-performance computing, PanaAI is committed to establishing world-class supercomputing systems globally. Our collaboration with NVIDIA is vital to delivering cutting-edge cloud services, enabling rapid training of large foundational models from diverse datasets, including images, acoustics, and sensor data.”
As an NVIDIA NCP partner, PanaAI remains dedicated to providing the computational resources needed to power the next generation of AI innovations. The PanaAI AUS AISF is set to be a cornerstone in this mission, offering a platform for future breakthroughs in AI and machine learning.
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