Elon Musk says xAI's Colossus 2 supercomputer in Memphis close to coming online

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Elon Musk says xAI's Colossus 2 supercomputer in Memphis close to coming online

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bu ... 325723007/


Nothing bad ever came from a supercomputer named Colossus. :lol:
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jemhouston wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:27 pm https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bu ... 325723007/


Nothing bad ever came from a supercomputer named Colossus. :lol:
Only a problem if there's a Russian counterpart named Guardian.
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jemhouston wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:27 pmNothing bad ever came from a supercomputer named Colossus. :lol:
The guy thinks he's Tommy Flowers...
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Pdf27 wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 6:29 am
jemhouston wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:27 pmNothing bad ever came from a supercomputer named Colossus. :lol:
The guy thinks he's Tommy Flowers...
Never heard of Tommy (or at least didn't recall him). Thanks for correcting that oversight.
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He's greatly under-appreciated. He designed and built Colossus (the world's first programmable electronic computer), largely with his own money, and more than anyone else was responsible for the reliable and timely breaking of the Lorenz
-German High Command - cipher during WW2.
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I thought this was very nicely done.

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So, how does Musk react when they fire up the beast and it declares him unnecessary ??
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
If you cannot see the wood for the trees, deploy LIDAR.
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Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:23 pm So, how does Musk react when they fire up the beast and it declares him unnecessary ??
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
Re-boot, re-start.
It declares him unnecessary...
Colossus 2 runs him down with a self driving Cyber Truck.
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