SingularityNET, an artificial intelligence platform developer, announced a $53 million investment in a modular supercomputer aimed at decentralized artificial general intelligence (AGI).
According to the July 23 announcement, the initial phase of this investment will allocate $26.5 million to the supercomputer.
This will incorporate modular data center solutions from Ecoblox, graphics processing units (GPUs) and processors from Nvidia, AMD, and Tenstorrent, along with AI servers from Asus and Gigabyte.
A modular supercomputer features a flexible and scalable architecture that allows for easy expansion and upgrading by adding or replacing modules.
Developers can increase the system’s power without replacing the entire setup. SingularityNET claims this will be the world’s first supercomputer dedicated to decentralized AGI and artificial superintelligence research.
The supercomputer will enhance the training of deep neural networks (DNNs), large language models (LLMs) — including multimodal variations — and hybrid neural-symbolic computing architectures like OpenCog Hyperon.
Recent hardware acquisitions by SingularityNET include a modular data center with Nvidia L40S GPUs, AMD Instinct and Genoa processors, Tenstorrent Wormhole server racks, and servers featuring H200 GPUs and Nvidia GB200 systems.
“The dramatic progress the AI field has seen recently is the result of convergence of multiple aspects, including sophisticated learning algorithms and cognitive architectures, and massive amounts of data, processing infrastructure and energy,” said SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel.
The new infrastructure will enable significant advancements in AGI, promoting continuous learning and self-improvement in high-load scenarios.
These scenarios involve large-scale knowledge distillation, pattern matching, and multi-step machine reasoning.
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SingularityNET’s investment occurs amidst a global surge in AI development.
On July 22, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) allocated 100 million Singapore dollars ($74.36 million) to develop quantum computing and AI solutions for its finance sector.
In March, Fetch.ai, co-founder of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance alongside SingularityNET and Ocean Protocol, announced a $100 million investment in its Fetch Compute infrastructure program.
This program will deploy Nvidia H200, H100, and A100 GPUs to create a more powerful platform for developers.
The increasing demand for high-performance hardware has fueled growth in the tech sector.
On July 20, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company became the first Asian firm to surpass a trillion-dollar market capitalization, driven by demand from tech giants such as Apple, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm.
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