NVIDIA commits $1 billion to U.S. science and quantum research

NVIDIA announced commitments valued at $1 billion to expand U.S. capacity for super-intelligence research and development, and says it will make them over the next five years.[1] At its Washington event, the company said it would commit $1 billion to advance super intelligence for science and quantum computing across the United States.[1] NVIDIA said the investment would put advanced super intelligence in scientists’ hands to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, energy and materials.[1] NVIDIA said it aims to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, energy and materials.[1]

NVIDIA says it will direct support to higher-education research institutions, efforts to advance U.S. quantum leadership and cloud providers serving government missions.[1] The listed areas include quantum computing, healthcare and energy security, as well as fusion, accelerator design and microelectronics.[1] NVIDIA also invited members of the science community to collaborate on research and development using compute and super-intelligence infrastructure.[1] The company said that collaboration is intended to accelerate scientific discovery and promote U.S. innovation.[1] NVIDIA named higher-education research institutions and cloud providers serving government missions among its intended recipients.[1]

The White House says the initiative will support more than 15 federal agencies working toward National Science & Technology Challenges.[3] It also announced $2.4 billion in science tools and compute credits for the Genesis Mission Consortium from eleven industry partners.[3] NVIDIA described itself as a leading industry partner in the Genesis Mission.[1] The company said it has collaborated with U.S. national laboratories for more than two decades and is working to build the Department’s largest scientific-research supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory.[1] NVIDIA also said it is supporting seven new systems across Argonne and Los Alamos national laboratories.[1]

POLITICO described NVIDIA’s $1 billion contribution as compute capabilities.[2] The Verge reported that NVIDIA did not specify the form its investments would take.[4] NVIDIA invited members of the science community to collaborate on research and development using compute and super-intelligence infrastructure.[1] For research teams considering whether the initiative could support their work, the announced areas and intended recipient groups offer an initial guide.[1]