As part of the Governments AI Action Plan, Australia’s new National Artificial Intelligence Centre is hosted by CSIRO and will work with partners across Australia to weave the national fabric for responsible and inclusive AI, creating opportunities for every person, every business and the country.
Supporting AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA DGX systems have been at the heart of the AI infrastructure that supports these initiatives.
Dalton pointed out that NVIDIA has a history of providing the full stack — hardware and software — to enable an AI revolution.
“Machine learning has been around for a while, but people just didn't have the compute power to be able to make it real. And it was a translation of GPUs from gaming to research applications that provided the impetus,” he said.
Faster GPUs, Better Predictions
Researchers working on the industrial application of new AI solutions will have a safe place to test and iterate their models. They can access optimally configured NVIDIA GPU clusters at scale and a library of software development kits and containers to accelerate data science workflows. They can also trial new technologies on sand pits and get needed technical support.
“We will have people to support scientists and engineers to make sure their codes are running the best way they possibly can, and to make sure they have the right training to develop the kind of algorithms they want,” said Dalton. “I think getting these things right for innovators at a national scale is the best way to grow the AI economy in Australia.”
Australian researchers have developed or are working on a host of AI applications, one of which is bushfire prediction. Bushfire, or wildfire, is a regular occurrence during the hot summers in Australia and the U.S. It can cause widespread damage to people, property and the environment.