16-11-2018 01:22 via edmontonjournal.com

Supercomputing hub latest boost to University of Alberta artificial intelligence research

A supercomputing hub furnished with high-performance machines will be at the heart of a new collaborative venture focused on artificial intelligence at the University of Alberta.
The U of A received $2.5 million Thursday from the federal government for an AI-supercomputing hub for academic and industry collaboration. The hub, linking academics and industry, will include computers that can process raw data in hours, as opposed to days, according to a news release from Western Economic Diversifica
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