SoftBank introduced it had completed putting in roughly 4,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs in its Japan top-level AI computing platform now beneath growth. The platform is without doubt one of the largest computing platforms in Japan for big language fashions (LLMs) studying. SoftBank started working its 0.7 exaflops AI computing platform outfitted with roughly 2,000 Nvidia Ampere GPUs in September 2023. With this set up of roughly 4,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs, the AI platform’s complete computing efficiency has been boosted to roughly exaflops with roughly 6,000 GPUs put in.
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Plans for Future Enhancements
SoftBank mentioned the corporate plans to additional improve its AI computing platform’s efficiency by deploying an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD and DGX B200 techniques, aiming for a complete compute capability of 25.7 exaflops by FY2025 by growing the entire variety of GPUs put in to roughly 10,000.
Give attention to Homegrown LLMs
This AI computing platform will initially be utilised by SB Intuitions Corp (SB Intuitions), SoftBank’s subsidiary devoted to creating homegrown giant language fashions (LLMs) specialised for the Japanese language.
SB Intuitions is aiming to construct LLMs with roughly 390 billion parameters that assist a number of modalities inside FY2024. With this AI computing platform enhancement, improvement of LLMs might be additional accelerated, the corporate mentioned.
Authorities Certification
SoftBank additionally talked about that its AI platform has obtained certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economic system, Commerce and Trade (METI) beneath the Financial Safety Promotion Act, guaranteeing provide assurance. The corporate plans to supply its AI computing assets as a service to varied generative AI builders and analysis establishments throughout Japan, contributing to the institution of improvement infrastructure and strengthen the service provision framework within the nation.
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Service Growth
“Along with utilising the AI computing platform amongst its personal group firms, SoftBank plans to supply the infrastructure as a service to firms and analysis establishments primarily based in Japan,” SoftBank mentioned Thursday.
