TL;DR
- SingularityNET invests $53 million to develop the first modular supercomputer for AGI and ASI.
- The investment includes the construction of high-performance data centers with advanced hardware from Nvidia, AMD, Tenstorrent, ASUS and GIGABYTE.
- The project will also support the development of globally distributed modular computing containers.
SingularityNET, one of the founding members of the newly formed Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, has announced an initial investment of $53 million toward the creation of the world’s first modular supercomputer focused on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).
This ambitious project aims not only to advance AGI and ASI research, but also to strengthen decentralized computing capabilities through the construction of high-performance data centers.
SingularityNET, a founding member of the @ASI_Alliance, is pleased to announce an initial investment of $53 million to create the world's first modular #AGI supercomputer and build state-of-the-art High-Performance Computing and #AI data centers: https://t.co/q6H4OHX1Z8
— SingularityNET (@SingularityNET) July 23, 2024
The first phase of the investment, amounting to $23 million, will be used to develop this modular supercomputer.
The supercomputer will be equipped with cutting-edge technologies, including Ecoblox’s ExaContainer modular data center solutions and high-performance hardware provided by NVIDIA, AMD, Tenstorrent, ASUS and GIGABYTE.
This infrastructure will allow SingularityNET to optimize the training of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and Large Language Models (LLMs), facilitating faster and more efficient computing, and enabling an approach towards continuous learning and self-improvement in AI.
Advances in AI Development at SingularityNET
SingularityNET CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel has highlighted that the company’s AI team has developed innovative neural-symbolic AI methods.
These methods are less dependent on data and processing compared to traditional deep neural networks.
However, advancement in this field requires advanced supercomputing facilities, which motivates investment in new hardware facilities to empower the blockchain ecosystem.
The SingularityNET project also includes the creation of modular computing containers that can be located in various parts of the world.
These containers will act as decentralized nodes in a network of AI devices, supporting the global expansion of AI infrastructure and improving the network’s ability to handle dynamic workloads.
SingularityNET’s investment not only strengthens its position in the global race for advanced AI, but also supports its partners in the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, such as Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol.
Together, these projects aim to decentralize the development of the AI ecosystem and challenge the dominance of big tech companies in the field of artificial intelligence.
The alliance and joint effort to advance decentralized AI are consolidated with the merger of tokens into a new ASI token, whose conversion process began earlier this month.
This collaboration marks a significant step towards a more equitable future in the development of advanced technologies and reflects the commitment of SingularityNET and its partners to a more distributed and globally accessible AI.
