AI News – Nov 20, 2023
Summary of Recent News
- NVIDIA announces the launch of the H200 chip, the first GPU with HBM3e memory, which will allow for the training and running of larger and more complex AI models.
- Microsoft introduces Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 chips designed to power Azure data centers. The chips optimize for performance, efficiency, and scalability.
- Google Deepmind introduces GraphCast, an AI-powered weather forecasting system that consistently outperforms standard weather prediction models.
- OpenAI’s former CEO, Sam Altman, is ousted by OpenAI’s board of directors and replaced by interim CEO Mira Murati.
- OpenAI confirms its work on GPT-5 and expresses the need for additional funding from Microsoft to bring the model to fruition.
The H200 chip from NVIDIA offers 141GB of memory, nearly double the amount of data storage, and transfers data 2.4x faster than its predecessor. This will enable the acceleration of generative AI and large language models (LLMs).
Microsoft’s Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 chips are specifically designed to support Microsoft’s Azure cloud services. These chips will power AI workloads, including those of OpenAI, as Microsoft’s exclusive cloud partner.
GraphCast utilizes deep learning and real-time data to generate accurate weather predictions, even for extreme weather events. The model can produce 10-day forecasts in under a minute and has been found to be 99.7% more accurate than existing weather prediction systems.
Sam Altman’s departure from OpenAI follows a review process that concluded he was not consistently transparent with the board, hindering its ability to fulfill its responsibilities. Altman’s replacement, Mira Murati, takes on the role of interim CEO immediately.
GPT-5 is in the preparatory phase of development, and the training has yet to begin. OpenAI plans to use public and proprietary datasets, seeking collaboration with organizations to acquire private datasets. The launch timeline and capabilities of GPT-5 remain unknown.
