From DatacenterDynamics, November 8:
Fury from campaigners as Elon Musk's xAI gets 150MW for Colossus supercomputer in Memphis
"We deserve clean air, not silent strangulation"
Memphis residents have criticized state grid operator the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for granting Elon Musk’s xAI access to 150MW of additional power for the company’s Colossus supercomputer.
TVA’s board approved the request, which came via energy company Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), at a meeting on Thursday.
xAI launched Colossus, which is being used to train and run the company’s AI chatbot, Grok, earlier this year. It is housed in a former Electrolux factory on an industrial park at Paul Lowry Road, in southwest Memphis.
Musk has proclaimed the machine will be the world’s fastest AI supercomputer, and last month said he was doubling its compute power to 200,000 Nvidia Grace Hopper GPUs....
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