GenAI and HPC: A Virtuous Cycle
What about HPC?
Aside from making GPUs scarce and expensive (even in the cloud), these rapid changes have suggested many questions in the HPC community. For instance:
- How can HPC leverage GenAI? (Can it?)
- How does it fit with traditional HPC tools and applications?
- Can GenAI write code for HPC applications?
- Can GenAI reason about Science and Technology?
Answers to these and other questions are forthcoming. Many organizations are working on these issues, including the Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC) — Generative AI for Science and Engineering.
Maybe more data will help
The "intelligence" of the initial LLMs was improved by including more data. As a result, models became bigger, requiring more resources and computation time. As measured by some emerging benchmarks, the "smartness" of the models did improve, but there is an issue with this approach. Scaling models means finding more data, and in a simple sense, the model makers have already scraped a large amount of the internet into their models.
The Virtuous Cycle
The Virtuous Cycle is a continuous cycle of discovery, innovation, and improvement, perpetually propelling itself forward. This cycle is not merely a conceptual framework, but is actively reshaping the digital research environment.
The new HPC accelerator
HPC is constantly looking for ways to accelerate performance. While not a specific piece of hardware or software, the Virtuous AI Cycle viewed as a whole is a massive acceleration leap for science and technology. And we are at the beginning of adoption.
Conclusion
The Virtuous Cycle for scientific and technical computing is a powerful accelerator that will reshape the digital research environment. As research organizations embrace and understand AI, they start to realize the benefits of a continuous cycle of discovery, innovation, and improvement, perpetually propelling themselves forward.
FAQs
Q: What is the Virtuous Cycle?
A: The Virtuous Cycle is a continuous cycle of discovery, innovation, and improvement, perpetually propelling itself forward.
Q: How does the Virtuous Cycle work?
A: The Virtuous Cycle works by creating a positive feedback loop, where improvements lead to more usage, which in turn fuels further enhancements.
Q: What are the benefits of the Virtuous Cycle?
A: The benefits of the Virtuous Cycle include positive feedback loops, network effects, and strategic assets.
Q: How does HPC fit into the Virtuous Cycle?
A: HPC is a key component of the Virtuous Cycle, providing the necessary infrastructure for training, inference, and prediction.
Q: What is the future of the Virtuous Cycle?
A: The future of the Virtuous Cycle is uncertain, but it is likely to continue to accelerate scientific and technical computing, leading to new breakthroughs and innovations.
