"xAI's Memphis facilities are home to Grok's foundational supercomputing infrastructure, including Colossus, a large-scale AI training cluster designed to support the company's advanced models. The site, located in South Memphis, was announced in 2024 as the home of one of the world's largest AI compute facilities. The first phase of Colossus was built out in record time, reaching its initial 100,000 GPU operational status in just 122 days."
"The post was accompanied by a photo of the xAI Memphis team posing for a rather fun selfie. "xAI is proud to be a member of the Memphis community for over two years. We now employ almost 3,000 locally to help power @Grok. From electricians to engineers, cooks to construction - we're grateful for everyone on our team!" the xAI Memphis' official X account wrote."
"The site, located in South Memphis, was announced in 2024 as the home of one of the world's largest AI compute facilities. Industry experts such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noted that this was significantly faster than the typical 2-to-4-year timeline for similar projects. xAI chose Memphis for its supercomputing operations because of the city's central location, skilled workforce, and existing industrial infrastructure, as per the company's statements about its commitment to the region."
xAI employs almost 3,000 people in Memphis and has maintained a local presence for more than two years. The Memphis site houses Grok's foundational supercomputing infrastructure, including Colossus, a large-scale AI training cluster. The first phase of Colossus reached 100,000 GPUs operational in 122 days, a pace Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said outstripped typical multi-year buildouts. The South Memphis site was announced in 2024 as one of the world's largest AI compute facilities. xAI cited Memphis's central location, skilled workforce, and existing industrial infrastructure as reasons for the choice.
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