China's Lingsheng supercomputer aims for world's fastest with domestic CPU-only design

China has developed a new supercomputer named Lingsheng, also known as LineShine, designed to be the world's fastest. This fully domestic machine utilizes only CPUs, eschewing GPUs, and aims to achieve over 2 exaflops of performance. It is intended to surpass the current record holder, America's El Capitan, and has reportedly achieved this goal, marking China's return to the number one position in supercomputing. AI

IMPACT This development could shift the landscape of AI training and research by providing a powerful, domestically controlled infrastructure.

RANK_REASON A new supercomputer developed by a nation-state aiming to surpass the current world leader in performance. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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