Japan doubles down on US Genesis AI supercomputing effort

"RIKEN says the four organizations have agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop system software and applications for science and engineering purposes, and promote the use of AI for scientific research. Areas where the group is expected to cooperate include future computing architectures, where they'll jointly define and prototype next-gen tech for typical HPC workloads such as modeling and simulation, but also the integration of AI into these workflows."

"RIKEN claims the participants hope to develop a shared software ecosystem, in the form of an open and interoperable software stack to support AI-enabled scientific discoveries. In addition, the organizations will team up to develop autonomous laboratory workflows to advance the integration of AI and physical science, as well as the convergence of quantum computing and supercomputing."

"Unveiled last year, Genesis was pitched by the Trump administration as a national effort to develop and use AI for scientific discoveries. So it seems Tokyo is not too worried about aligning itself with Washington on science and technology, while governments and businesses in Europe are growing increasingly concerned about their own reliance on US tech giants for cloud services and other areas of compute."

RIKEN, Fujitsu, Argonne National Laboratory and Nvidia agreed an MoU to develop system software and applications for science and engineering and to promote AI use in scientific research. The partners will cooperate on future computing architectures, prototyping next-generation technologies for HPC workloads such as modeling and simulation, and integrating AI into those workflows. Participants aim to build an open, interoperable software stack and shared ecosystem to support AI-enabled scientific discoveries. The collaboration will pursue autonomous laboratory workflows and explore convergence between quantum computing and supercomputing. The effort aligns with the US Department of Energy's Genesis Mission and reflects Japan–US cooperation on advanced computing.

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