马斯克提到的“很有前途公司”达成重磅协议!联手伙伴将建巨型AI数据中心

币界网Published on 2024-07-18Last updated on 2024-07-18

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比特币挖矿过去几年来一直被称为“吃电狂魔”,但随着AI大潮的到来,挖矿所需的电能已经渐渐被AI数据中心所接收,拥有大量电力和算力资源的比特币矿商正转型成为给AI数据中心提供电力和计算资源的高性能计算(HPC)以及AI计算的托管中心。

科技公司Lancium和被马斯克成为“很有前途的公司”的美国最大的比特币矿业公司之一Crusoe Energy Systems周四早上宣布达成一项价值数十亿美元的协议,计划在美国得州休斯顿郊外建设一个200兆瓦的数据中心,以满足人工智能公司在医学研究和飞机设计等应用方面的高级云计算需求。

媒体报道,这只是一个更大1.2吉瓦数据中心建设计划的第一阶段。Lancium总裁Ali Fenn告诉媒体,在满负荷运转时,这将成为世界上最大的人工智能数据中心园区之一。

Crusoe的联合创始人兼首席执行官Chase Lochmiller则表示:“数据中心正在迅速演变,以支持现代人工智能工作负载,需要新的高密度机架空间、直达芯片的液冷和前所未有的整体能源需求。”

Crusoe:AI转型早在计划之中

Crusoe是比特币挖矿行业最具代表性的公司,该公司的技术帮助石油公司将浪费的能源或火炬气转化为有用的资源。媒体报道,许多比特币矿工在Crusoe的帮助下,在这些站点旁边设置机器,以利用这种更便宜的电力来源。例如,2021年开始,埃克森美孚在北达科他州与Crusoe合作挖掘比特币。

但Lochmiller表示,人工智能基础设施实际上是公司六年前成立时的愿景的一部分。

他说:“我们从头开始重新构想人工智能基础设施——从我们的能源解决方案,到设计、工程和建造我们特别设计的人工智能数据中心,再到我们的关键电气数据中心基础设施的制造能力,最终到我们的专用人工智能计算堆栈。”

“我们的电力编排技术确保了大型人工智能数据中心园区可以成为电网的资产,而不是负担。”

同时,Lancium则拥有专利技术,可以将能源购买者的需求转化为可以在五秒钟内逐级调节的拨号。这有助于平衡依赖风能和太阳能等固有波动能源的电网。Fenn说:“Lancium的最初愿景是将大型负荷带到具有最佳、丰富可再生能源的地点,以促进能源转型。”

但是在2018年,唯一适合这一愿景的负荷是比特币挖矿,因为比特币的最大特点之一是它完全不受地点限制。矿工只需要电源和互联网连接,而不像其他行业必须相对接近其最终用户。

而如今,Lancium的战略已经转向人工智能。Fenn说:“传统数据中心主要优化的是靠近城市区域和用户。现在一切都变了,人工智能数据中心优化的是大规模能源供应、成本和绿色能源。我们的愿景、园区和技术正好适合这一显著更大、扩展的机会。”

矿场转战AI已成为趋势

这并非Crusoe首次涉足AI数据中心电力服务。特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克此前在回应旗下X.AI公司与甲骨文合作破裂的消息时透露,一家“很有前途的公司”正在协助甲骨文为OpenAI建立英伟达GB200芯片集群。

后来媒体报道证实,这家“很有前途的公司”正是Crusoe。该公司与甲骨文正接近达成协议,在德克萨斯州阿比林建立数据中心,并在这个数据中心部署英伟达芯片。Crusoe Energy负责运营这个数据中心。然后,甲骨文将把部署在这个数据中心的服务器出租给微软,最后,微软将这些计算资源提供给OpenAI使用,进行AI开发。

目前已有越来越多的比特币矿商加入这一转型赛道。除了Crusoe,比特币矿场Bit Digital也是其中之一,据称其27%的收入来自人工智能。该公司在6月表示,已与一家客户签署协议,在冰岛的数据中心三年内提供Nvidia GPUs,预计每年将产生9200万美元的收入。部分支付来自于变现其加密货币持有。

同时,总部位于迈阿密的矿场Hut 8表示,从私募股权公司Coatue筹集了1.5亿美元的债务,以帮助其建设人工智能数据中心组合。

而矿场Core Scientific的人工智能转型尤其成功,让这家公司在1月摆脱破产。此前,Core Scientific宣布与英伟达“亲儿子”、云服务提供商CoreWeave达成一项为期12年的协议,为CoreWeave的GPU提供高达200兆瓦的电力托管服务。Core Scientific预计,该交易将在合同期内为公司带来35亿美元的收入。另外,CoreWeave提出以每股5.75美元收购Core Scientific。这是迄今为止全球最大规模的比特币托管交易。

摩根大通跟踪的14家主要在美国上市的比特币矿工的总市值在6月15日创下22.8亿美元的历史新高,两周内增加了44亿美元。

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