How Public Investment in HPC Sparked the AI Boom

19/05/2025 23 min
How Public Investment in HPC Sparked the AI Boom

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The Supersized Science podcast features research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. TACC science writer Jorge Salazar hosts the podcast.Decades of research in high performance computing (or HPC) gave rise to today’s supercomputer. And in turn HPC laid the foundation for the emergence of Artificial intelligence (AI). It’s been a busy two-way street. The immense market impact of AI is driving technologies scientists use for simulation. HPC is harnessing AI in an accurate and uncompromising for scientific applications, which take advantage of AI’s power and economic efficiencies and have led to innovations across various sectors like research, manufacturing, healthcare, and more. What’s more, HPC in the US continues to fuel technological advancements and contribute to the growth of specialized industries, creating new jobs and boosting overall economic output.On the podcast to discuss how AI is being put to work for science is Dan Stanzione, Executive Director of TACC and Associate Vice President for Research at UT Austin.Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network – the conversations changing the world – brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin.