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MIT Artificial Vision Researchers Assemble 16-GPU Machine

Posted by timothy on from the many-many-little-dots dept.

lindik writes "As part of their research efforts aimed at building real-time human-level artificial vision systems inspired by the brain, MIT graduate student Nicolas Pinto and principal investigators David Cox (Rowland Institute at Harvard) and James DiCarlo (McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT) recently assembled an impressive 16-GPU 'monster' composed of 8x9800gx2s donated by NVIDIA. The high-throughput method they promote can also use other ubiquitous technologies like IBM's Cell Broadband Engine processor (included in Sony's Playstation 3) or Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing services. Interestingly, the team is also involved in the PetaVision project on the Roadrunner, the world's fastest supercomputer."

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  1. Just to get it out of the way... by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    "But can it run Crysis?"

    *Ducks*

    1. Re:Just to get it out of the way... by dtml-try+MyNick · · Score: 3, Funny

      The graphic cards might be able to handle it. But you'd have to run Vista in order to get maximized settings..
      Now there is a problem.

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  2. It's coming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The day when self modification/upgrade enthusiasts start overclocking themselves and bragging about how many fps their eyes get watching the superbowl.

    1. Re:It's coming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Jesus doesn't approve of you doing that.

  3. So that's what happens by chabotc · · Score: 4, Funny

    When gamers grow up and go to college.. blue leds and bling in the server room!

  4. Alright! by religious+freak · · Score: 3, Funny

    One more step to the last invention man ever need make... hooker bot. (mine would be a Buffy Bot, but that's just personal preference)

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  5. Is that a helicopter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    God, they stuck so many fans into that box that I bet it takes off the ground when it boots.