Analysis.CastroMedia.org

Description

Elon Musk controls ventures such as Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI.

Scope

  • xAI is building a supercomputer with roughly 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs delivering about 2×10^20 dense INT8 operations per second.12
  • Tesla develops the Dojo supercomputer, expected to reach around 2×10^18 INT8 operations per second when fully deployed.3
  • Tesla and SpaceX also maintain conventional GPU clusters and HPC resources for vehicle training and rocket simulations, though public compute figures are scarce.

Combined, Musk-controlled projects provide at least 2×10^20 dense INT8 operations per second from the xAI cluster alone. Further data is needed to quantify Tesla and SpaceX resources.

Implications

Musk’s centralized control over large-scale compute enables rapid development of proprietary AI systems but concentrates power and decision-making in a single individual, raising concerns around oversight and misuse. At the same time, this infrastructure can accelerate technological innovation across automotive, aerospace, and AI industries.

Works cited

  1. Reuters, “Elon Musk says xAI’s new supercomputer will be completed next year,” 2024. https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-xais-new-supercomputer-will-be-completed-next-year-2024-06-20/ 

  2. Colfax, “NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU,” 2023. https://colfaxresearch.com/nvidia-h100-performance/ 

  3. Reuters, “Tesla builds Dojo supercomputer,” 2023. https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-builds-dojo-supercomputer-2023-07-19/