Reuters first reported the partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), marking a $1 billion public-private initiative to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing for scientific research.
DOE Taps AMD to Lead $1B Supercomputing Push for AI and Science
Announced Monday in an exclusive report published by Reuters, the collaboration will fund two new supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, designed to tackle challenges in fusion energy, cancer treatment, drug discovery, and national security. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled the plan, calling it a milestone in U.S. computational innovation.
Under the agreement, reporters Timothy Gardner and Max A. Cherney explain that AMD leads the technology development with support from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, while Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will manage deployment. The DOE will host the systems, and both public and private entities will share computing access.
The Lux Supercomputer, powered by AMD’s MI355X AI chips, will offer roughly three times the processing power of current top-tier machines and is expected online by April 2026, the report notes. Lux will focus on fusion-energy simulations, cancer modeling, and national security applications.
The Discovery Supercomputer, featuring AMD’s forthcoming MI430 AI chips, is planned for 2028–2029 deployment. It will reportedly handle larger datasets and broader scientific workloads across energy, defense, and biomedical fields.
Secretary Wright said the systems will help “recreate the center of the sun on Earth,” predicting breakthroughs in plasma stability within a few years. AMD’s Su added that the project embodies “speed and agility” in advancing U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) research.
The DOE described the effort as a blueprint for future collaborations, merging public funding with private innovation to keep the U.S. ahead of rivals like China in AI and supercomputing. Reuters’ report details that Discovery’s 2029 rollout could mark a turning point in global computational capability.
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