The UK government is enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and as part of this initiative, Minister for AI and Digital Government, Feryal Clark MP, visited the DAWN supercomputer facility at the University of Cambridge.
During her visit, Clark was greeted by Dr. Paul Calleja, Director of Research Computing Services, and Professor John Aston, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the university.
The DAWN supercomputer, currently the most powerful AI supercomputer in the UK, features over a thousand high-performance Intel graphics processing units (GPUs). This system, built through a collaboration between the Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab, led by Dr. Calleja, and tech giants Intel and Dell Technologies, also receives support from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), StackHPC, and UK Research & Innovation. According to the university, DAWN’s unique hardware and software design stem from this long-term partnership.
Cambridge Study Links Loneliness to Heart Disease and Stroke
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has discovered a connection between loneliness and heart disease, as well as stroke. Their findings show that interactions with family and friends play a vital role in maintaining heart health and immune function.
Dr. Chun Shen, from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at Cambridge and the Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence at Fudan University, explained, “While we have long known that social isolation leads to worse health outcomes, we didn’t fully understand why. Our study has identified several proteins that appear to be directly affected by loneliness.”
Professor Jianfeng Feng from the University of Warwick added, “There are over 100,000 proteins in the human body, many with variations. AI and advanced proteomics can help us identify key proteins involved in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases, offering a new way to approach human health.”
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