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Denmark’s AI supercomputer, Gefion, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, 23rd of October. The event, held in Copenhagen, marked a significant milestone in Denmark’s technological advancement.
Gefion, an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, is powered by 1,528 NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and interconnected using NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking. This powerful setup is expected to drive breakthroughs in quantum computing, clean energy, biotechnology, and more.
Gefion is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO). The AI supercomputer is owned and operated by the Danish Centre for AI Innovation A/S (DCAI)
The inauguration ceremony was graced by the presence of King Frederik X of Denmark, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and CEO of DCAI, Nadia Carlsten. From SDU, the SDU eScience Center’s director, Prof. Claudio Pica, and Head of Department for Mathematics and Computer Science, Martin Svensson, participated.
At the event, Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of having a sovereign AI infrastructure, stating, “Gefion is going to be a factory of intelligence. This is a new industry that never existed before. It sits on top of the IT industry. We’re inventing something fundamentally new.” He also discussed the potential of Gefion to address global challenges such as infectious diseases, climate change, and food security (source: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/denmark-sovereign-ai-supercomputer/) .
The launch of Gefion is a testament to Denmark’s commitment to establishing its own AI capabilities, providing a foundation for researchers, startups, and academia to innovate and solve pressing global issues. The first Gefion pilot projects have been announced by DCAI and according to the current timeline, the AI supercomputer will be available to Danish researchers in the beginning of 2025.
The SDU eScience Center director, Prof. Pica, has been part of the team consulting NNF for the Gefion project.
