Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), is set to launch ABCI 3.0, a cutting-edge AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA technology, to enhance the country's AI research capabilities and technological independence.
Japan is taking a significant leap in artificial intelligence research with the announcement of ABCI 3.0, an advanced AI supercomputer that will integrate thousands of NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs. The system, built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), will feature NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking for superior performance and scalability.
AIST Executive Officer Yoshio Tanaka emphasised the importance of this upgrade: "Building on our experience over the past several years managing ABCI, we're now upgrading to ABCI 3.0. In collaboration with NVIDIA and HPE we aim to develop ABCI 3.0 into a computing infrastructure that will advance further research and development capabilities for generative AI in Japan."
The ABCI 3.0 project is part of a broader $1 billion initiative by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to strengthen the country's AI computing resources. This investment aligns with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's recent commitment to collaborate with Japan on AI research, particularly in generative AI, robotics, and quantum computing.
With ABCI 3.0 set to come online by the end of this year, this significant investment in AI infrastructure, demonstrates Japan's commitment to technological sovereignty, and its ambition to become a global leader in AI innovation.