Greater Bay Area Launches Domestic AI Computing Cluster
A new computing cluster featuring over 11,500 domestically produced AI accelerator cards has been launched in the Greater Bay Area. The initiative aims to support the region's AI industry and marks a move towards "autonomous computing power" for domestic AI development.
A significant domestic artificial intelligence (AI) computing cluster, comprising over 11,500 AI accelerator cards, has been activated in the Greater Bay Area. The activation on July 9th is reported to signify a new phase of "autonomous computing power" for the development of domestic AI models.
The cluster, a component of the national integrated computing power network for the Greater Bay Area hub, represents an investment of 5.5 billion yuan (approximately $770 million USD). It houses 11,520 Ascend-based domestic AI computing cards, delivering a total computing power of 9,000 petaflops, purportedly reaching international leading performance levels.
The project aims to build a complete computing power ecosystem, linking upstream and downstream enterprises involved in domestic chips, operating systems, and algorithm frameworks. This initiative seeks to promote the large-scale application of domestic chips and training frameworks, strengthening the entire supply chain from infrastructure to industrial applications.
China Telecom Guangdong stated that the cluster is entirely domestically developed and manufactured, emphasizing capabilities of self-control and autonomy, aligning with national security and development objectives. While initially dedicated to research, future applications are expected to extend to large-scale inference and supporting the digitalization of small and medium-sized enterprises within the Greater Bay Area's digital economy.