A brisk look at Elon Musk’s Cortex AI supercluster project demonstrates an overreliance on the world’s most profitable chip brand for GPUs and high demand for cooling water and power
tech visionary Elon Musk recently revealed updates on Tesla’s Cortex AI supercomputer project at its base in Austin, Texas. This ambitious endeavor is housed within Tesla’s headquarters and consists of approximately 70,000 AI servers. To get it up and running, it will initially need around 130 megawatts (MW) of power and cooling, with an anticipated increase to 500 MW by the year 2026.