Microsoft AI superfactory

In Atlanta, Microsoft has flipped the switch on a new class of datacenter – one that doesn’t stand alone but joins a dedicated network of sites functioning as an AI superfactory to accelerate AI breakthroughs and train new models on a scale that has previously been impossible.

The new AI datacenter in Atlanta, which began operation in October, is the second in Microsoft’s Fairwater family. It shares the same architecture and design as the company’s recently announced investment in Wisconsin. But these aren’t simply isolated buildings densely packed with sophisticated silicon and cooling techniques that use almost zero water.

These Fairwater AI datacenters are directly connected to each other – and eventually to others under construction throughout the US – with a new type of dedicated network allowing data to flow between them extremely quickly. This enables Fairwater sites located in different states to work together as an AI superfactory to train new…