National Compute launches a grid to pool AI computing across clouds and chips, and plans $100m in credits for the administration's Genesis Mission, Politico reports

A consortium called National Compute launched on 7 October with a plan to pool AI computing capacity from different clouds, sites and chip types. Vultr, the cloud provider, said the same day that it is “joining National Compute as a founding consortium member”.

Vultr describes a Grid Exchange: “A unified pool in which research teams can reserve compute resources when they need them,” rather than relying only on long-term commitments. “The consortium’s long-term goal is to reach 2 GW of pooled capacity by 2030 across a diversified silicon base, including NVIDIA, AMD, and TPU architectures,” it writes.

Politico reported on 7 October that National Compute plans to donate $100 million in computing credits to the Genesis Mission, the administration's AI-for-science programme, with an announcement expected on Thursday 8 October alongside White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. The White House declined to comment. Politico says 750 MW has been allocated so far. Co-founder Anjney Midha told Politico: “We think there should be thousands more Anthropics and OpenAI's.”

No National Compute website or release could be found from here, so the consortium's own figures are given as Vultr and Politico report them. Whether the $100 million pledge was announced on Thursday is not visible yet.

• Claimed Vultr says it is a founding consortium member, and that the goal is 2 GW of pooled capacity by 2030 across NVIDIA, AMD and TPU chips. Vultr
• Reported National Compute plans to donate $100 million in compute credits to the Genesis Mission, with an announcement expected on 8 October with Michael Kratsios. Politico (via Yahoo News)
• Reported Politico says 750 MW has been allocated to the grid so far; the White House declined to comment. Politico (via Yahoo News)