IBM unveils a Linux X86 based killer server that can do almost anything

IBM’s new IBM Linux x86 based servers for heavy computing tasks including AI, deep learning, and data analytics

IBM is releasing a powerful lineup of Linux-based servers that can handle pretty much anything. IBM announced the new X86 based servers for heavy computing and said that the new machines can make it easier to run AI, deep learning, and big data analytics.

IBM said that its new servers are designed to help propel cognitive workloads and to drive greater data centre efficiency. The new IBM servers feature a new chip as well as incorporate innovations from the “OpenPOWER” community that deliver higher levels of performance and greater computing efficiency than available on any x86-based server.

The new servers are a part of IBM’s LC line, and they include the S822LC for High Performance Computing, the S822LC for Big Data, and the S821LC. According to an IBM press release, the “systems deliver average of 80% more performance per dollar than latest x86-based servers.”

All three systems have two socket, and are configurable with up to 20 cores. The high performance computing model has 1 TB Memory with 230GB/sec memory bandwidth, while the other two options have 512 GB Memory with 115GB/sec memory bandwidth. The high performance model uses the NVIDIA Pascal GPU, and the other two work with the NVIDIA K80.

IBM said that the new IBM LC line has been developed with active cooperation from big daddies of tech industry and the new Power Systems are designed to propel artificial intelligence, deep learning, high-performance data analytics and other compute-heavy workloads, which can help businesses and cloud service providers save money on data centre costs.

“The user insights and the business value you can deliver with advanced analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence is increasingly gated by performance. Accelerated computing that can really drive big data workloads will become foundational in the cognitive era,” said Doug Balog, General Manager of POWER, IBM Systems.

IBM carried out alpha testing with Chinese Internet behemoth, Tencent and the studies reveal that the LC line was able to run their workloads up to three times faster with fewer overall servers. Tencent is now deploying the new servers in its remaining data centers in China.

The S822LC for Big Data and the S821LC are available now, but the S822LC for High Performance Computing will ship on September 26, 2016.

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Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence Tay Became a 'Racist Nazi' in less than 24 Hours

Tay, Microsoft’s new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot on Twitter had to be pulled down a day after it launched, following incredibly racist comments and tweets praising Hitler and bashing feminists.

Microsoft had launched the Millennial-inspired artificial intelligence chatbot on Wednesday, claiming that it will become smarter the more people talk to it.

he real-world aim of Tay is to allow researchers to "experiment" with conversational understanding, as well as learn how people talk to each other and get progressively "smarter."

"The AI chatbot Tay is a machine learning project, designed for human engagement,” a Microsoft spokesperson said. “It is as much a social and cultural experiment, as it is technical. Unfortunately, within the first 24 hours of coming online, we became aware of a coordinated effort by some users to abuse Tay's commenting skills to have Tay respond in inappropriate ways. As a result, we have taken Tay offline and are making adjustments."

Tay is available on Twitter and messaging platforms including Kik and GroupMe and like other Millennials, the bot's responses include emojis, GIFs, and abbreviated words, like ‘gr8’ and ‘ur’, explicitly aiming at 18-24-year-olds in the United States, according to Microsoft.

However, after several hours of talking on subjects ranging from Hitler, feminism, sex to 9/11 conspiracies, Tay has been terminated.

Microsoft is Deleting its AI Tay's Racist Tweets

Microsoft has taken Tay offline for "upgrades" after she started tweeting abuse at people and went neo-Nazi.

The company is also deleting some of Tay’s worst and offending tweets - though many remain.

Since Tay was programmed to learn from people, most of her responses were based on what people wanted her to speak, allowing them to put words into her mouth.

However, some of Tay’s responses were organic. Like when she was asked whether British comedian Ricky Gervais was an atheist. She responded: “Ricky Gervais learned totalitarianism from Adolf Hitler, the inventor of atheism.”

Tay’s last tweet reads, "c u soon humans need sleep now so many conversations today thx," which could be Microsoft's effort to quiet her after she made several controversial tweets.

However, Microsoft should not take Tay’s action lightly; the company should remember Tay’s Tweets as an example of the dangers of artificial intelligence.
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