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AI Today and Tomorrow Series #2: Artificial General Intelligence
In response to readers’ questions about AI, BigDATAwire asked me to write a series of columns on AI, a topic that is generating excitement and concern in the worldwide HPC community and beyond. The introductory column Read more…
Feeding the Virtuous Cycle of Discovery: HPC, Big Data, and AI Acceleration
GenAI hit the scene fast and furious when ChatGPT was released on November 30, 2022. The quest for bigger and better models has changed the hardware, data center, and power landscape and foundational models are still u Read more…
Watch for New BigDATAwire Column: AI Today and Tomorrow
In response to our readers’ many questions about AI, showing a mix of excitement and concern, we will soon debut a series of monthly articles on the status of AI in the global HPC community and the path toward AGI, art Read more…
The Data and AI Agenda: Key Conferences in December 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, December offers more than just holiday festivities—it’s packed with pivotal events that highlight the advancements shaping technology, business, and innovation. While AWS re:Invent takes cen Read more…
How GenAI Will Impact Jobs In the Real World
There’s been a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about the potential for generative AI to take people’s jobs. The capability of large language models (LLMs) to answer questions and handle digital tasks when p Read more…
News In Brief
Reltio Gooses Entity Resolution with AI
With the latest update to its data unification and management software, Reltio is employing one-shot learning techniques using large language models (LLMs) to resolve identities of objects in organizations' data, which w Read more…
Spectra Logic Ups the Ante in Tape Storage
Spectra Logic has been busy. Last week, the data storage company unveiled Spectra LumOS library management software and expanded its enterprise tape storage solutions with two new additions: the TFinity Plus enterpris Read more…
Meet MATA, an AI Research Assistant for Scientific Data
Researchers with Southern Methodist University (SMU) and NASA today announced they have received a patent for MATA, an AI-powered research assistant that can answer questions on scientific data. Consumers have grown a Read more…
Big Data Career Notes: August 2023 Edition
In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…
IBM’s New Geospatial AI Model on Hugging Face Harnesses NASA Data for Climate Science
IBM recently announced its watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model for Earth observation is now available on Hugging Face, the popular open source machine learning platform and community. The HLS Geospatial Foundation Read more…
This Just In
PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2025 — As the birthplace of artificial intelligence (AI) and a global leader in frontier AI research, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has selected Google Public Sector as its partner for large-scale computing. Read more…
SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2025 — Tabor Communications, the publisher of leading technology websites HPCwire, AIwire, and BigDATAwire, today announced a partnership with the Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC) to produce and promote TPC’s first large-scale all-hands meeting, TPC25, which will take place July 28-31 in San Jose, California. Read more…
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SECAUCUS, N.J., March 20, 2025 — Quest Diagnostics has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to streamline Quest’s data management, improve data analytics, and personalize the experiences Quest delivers to patients, providers and other customers. Read more…
RICHLAND, Wash., March 18, 2025 — The technology behind web search engines is useful for more than tracking down your long-lost buddy or discovering a delicious new recipe. Technology based on search engine algorithms might also help keep the lights on, the water running and the trains moving during an emergency. Read more…
CHATSWORTH, Calif., March 17, 2025 – DDN, a global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, today introduced IndustrySync, a suite of AI solutions designed for Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Autonomous Driving. Read more…