0h 17min, jul 17, 2025 y - Supercomputer comes Online

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A supercomputer that is the most powerful in the UK has been made fully operational in Bristol.

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle "flicked the switch" on the Isambard-AI machine as the government unveiled fresh artificial intelligence plans.

The computer will become part of the UK's public AI computing capacity along with a machine in Cambridge called Dawn.

The aim is to use the supercomputer for public projects such as bringing down NHS waiting lists and developing new tools to tackle climate change - although AI is notoriously energy-hungry.

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