Subj : 'The fastest AI chip in the world': Gigantic AI CPU has almost on
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Date : Sat Mar 16 2024 22:00:06

'The fastest AI chip in the world': Gigantic AI CPU has almost one million 
cores  Cerebras has Nvidia firmily in its sights as it unveils the WSE-3, a 
chip that can train AI models with 24 trillion parameters

Date:
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:44:08 +0000

Description:
WSE-3, dubbed the 'fastest AI chip in the world' powers Cerebras' CS-3 AI 
supercomputer.

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Cerebras Systems has unveiled its Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), dubbed the 
"fastest AI chip in the world." 

The WSE-3, which powers the Cerebras CS-3 AI supercomputer, reportedly offers 
twice the performance of its predecessor, the WSE-2, at the same power 
consumption and price. 

The chip is capable of training AI models with up to 24 trillion parameters, 
a significant leap from previous models. CS-3 supercomputer 

The WSE-3 is built on a 5nm TSMC process and features 44GB on-chip SRAM. It 
boasts four trillion transistors and 900,000 AI-optimized compute cores, 
delivering a peak AI performance of 125 petaflops  thats the theoretical 
equivalent to about 62 Nvidia H100 GPUs. 

The CS-3 supercomputer, powered by the WSE-3, is designed to train 
next-generation AI models that are 10 times larger than GPT-4 and Gemini. 
With a memory system of up to 1.2 petabytes, it can reportedly store 24 
trillion parameter models in a single logical memory space, simplifying 
training workflow and boosting developer productivity. 

Cerebras says its CS-3 supercomputer is optimized for both enterprise and 
hyperscale needs, and it offers superior power efficiency and software 
simplicity, requiring 97% less code than GPUs for large language models 
(LLMs). 

Cerebras CEO and co-founder, Andrew Feldman, said, "WSE-3 is the fastest AI 
chip in the world, purpose-built for the latest cutting-edge AI work, from 
mixture of experts to 24 trillion parameter models. We are thrilled for bring 
WSE-3 and CS-3 to market to help solve todays biggest AI challenges. 

The company says it already has a backlog of orders for the CS-3 across 
enterprise, government, and international clouds. The CS-3 will also play a 
significant role in the strategic partnership between Cerebras and G42, which 
has already delivered 8 exaFLOPs of AI supercomputer performance via Condor 
Galaxy 1 and 2. A third installation, Condor Galaxy 3, is currently under 
construction and will be built with 64 CS-3 systems, producing 8 exaFLOPs of 
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unveils-the-wse-3-a-chip-that-can-train-ai-models-with-24-trillion-parameters


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