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Yay! Back in the Lead

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The U.S. is Again #1 in Supercomputer speed... . ..For a bit You should see my graphics! The machine is named Summit, and it's designed for A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). Here's the well written story on it in the NY Times. Sure, the U.S. is ahead by a nose...But it's just for a bit. There is a worldwide race for supercomputing supremacy, because the stakes are so incredibly high. We are in the lead at this moment, and congratulations to the computer scientists as Oak Ridge National Labs, and let's celebrate while we can.  But watch your flanks; that may be a Chinese quantum computer coming around to the side door. No Time to Sit On our Graphics Cards!