UK Supercomputer to Help Develop Vaccines
A groundbreaking £225 million ($276.7 million) supercomputer is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to advance the development of new vaccines and drugs. Scheduled to become fully functional by summertime, the Bristol-based Isambard-AI system will soon be recognized as the UK’s most potent supercomputer. Sir Keir Starmer, the UK’s prime minister, announced last week that the nation would be integrating AI technology into a number of areas to boost economic growth. High-performance computing expert Simon McIntosh-Smith of Bristol University noted that the Isambard-AI system puts the UK in a position to compete internationally in technological developments. Professor McIntosh-Smith said in an interview…