Australian cloud provider ResetData, part of Centuria Capital Group (ASX:CNI), has unveiled AI-F1, a public sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer located in Australia.
AI-F1 offers onshore, high-performance AI computing resources for the government, academic and business sectors.
The multi-megawatt supercomputer allows customers to leverage NVIDIA's (NASDAQ:NVDA) NIM microservices, which are designed to work on machine learning and large language models.
According to the company, AI-F1 will be key to Australia's AI future. It will keep sensitive data within the country, ensuring that users “can compete globally while keeping their data protected and onshore.”
Over 350 people reportedly worked on completing the new supercomputer, with 12 full-time jobs created.
ResetData asserts that, at full capacity, AI-F1 will be the most powerful public GPU-cluster supercomputer in the country, exceeding the capabilities of current leaders like Gadi and Setonix.
Gadi is recognised as a reputable copilot for solar and renewable energy management, while Setonix is focused on accelerating scientific research in areas such as astrophysics, climate science and health sciences. Setonix is also said to be among the world’s most environmentally friendly supercomputers, a quality AI-F1 aims to emulate.
“AI-F1 utilises revolutionary liquid immersion cooling technology, delivering up to a 45 percent reduction in emissions, cutting operational costs by up to 40 percent compared to legacy data centres, and operating with zero wastewater,” ResetData elaborated. Cooling performance is 10 times better in one-tenth the floorspace of traditional data centres.
The supercomputer will be housed in a pre-existing building, ensuring minimal latency for critical applications.
Additionally, ResetData’s comprehensive AI Marketplace offers access to pre-built, pre-trained and NVIDIA-certified AI solutions, supporting industries ranging from accounting and legal services to retail, tech and engineering.
Celebrating with a competition
To celebrate the launch of AI-F1, ResetData has launched a competition for Australian innovators, startups, researchers and organisations. It is “designed to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence and find solutions to critical challenges across health, housing, technology and sustainability.”
“We challenge entrants to think big,” said Australian comedian and tech commentator Adam Spencer, who will be part of the selection panel. “Could we see an Australian large language model? New ways to uplift our health and wellbeing, or new ideas to address housing affordability?”
Competition winners will be announced at the Sydney SXSW Festival, held from October 15 to 16.
The total prize package is valued at approximately AU$1 million, including up to 200 billion AI tokens and mentorship to realise the winning idea. Applications to the competition will be accepted until September 30.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Gabrielle de la Cruz, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
