HPC News Bytes 20240617: Controlling AI, Big Tech Invests in Taiwan, A Step for Specialty AI Chips, Alternative Energy for AI Data Centers, Apple Silicon

A happy summer solstice week to you! The HPC-AI ecosystem produced a raft of news and insights over the past week, here’s a rapid (7:59) review:

– New paper in Science on “Managing Extreme AI Risks Amid Rapid Progress” from an all-star lineup of strategists

– Big Tech invests in Taiwan, Chip Wars

– AI chip landscape, specialty AI chips make strides

– AI data centers seek new energy sources: fusion, geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells

– Apple silicon in the data center?

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