NVidia have secured a $25 million research grant from the Pentagon in order to create supercomputers that utilise the processing capabilities of GPUs (Graphics Processing Units). The grant actually came through the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) arm of the Pentagon
NVidia secures Pentagon contract
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GPU powered tanks next?
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They building super computers to train soldiers. Next time you shoot someone in MW2 it might just be a US marine of Army ranger.
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Ag no, you mean the AI is going to get worse? 
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