XAI, Google, OpenAI and Meta Race to Gigawatts of AI Data Centers
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6ZHKE)
XAI Grok 1 launched in November 2023 using rented Oracle GPUs, but xAI shifted to in-house builds due to compute shortages. Colossus 1 in Memphis: Built in a former Electrolux factory, it reached 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs in 122 days (May 3 to September 2, 2024). It expanded to 230,000 GPUs (including H200s and GB200s) ...