The Taishan supercomputer, also known as "Taishan 1," has lost its first international competition, which was held at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
According to reports, Taishan 1, which is powered by a large-scale machine learning model, faced stiff competition from other participants in the competition, including the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
In the final round of the competition, Taishan 1 defeated the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure machines, earning it the top prize. However, the victory did not come without its own challenges.
One of the main challenges for Taishan 1 was the lack of sufficient computational resources to support its massive training workload. The computer had to be powered by over 50 terabytes of RAM and over 2 petabytes of storage space.
Despite these limitations, Taishan 1 still managed to perform well in the competition, achieving an overall score of 97 out of 100 points. This marked a significant improvement from previous years, when the computer had struggled to compete with the best performing supercomputers.
Overall, the Taishan 1 supercomputer's performance was impressive, but it remains to be seen how long it will continue to dominate the market. The competition highlights the importance of having powerful computing power in today's rapidly evolving world.