We believe that all-in-one computers are the less powerful counterparts of traditional desktop workstations. However, Alafia AI, a startup specializing in cutting-edge media imaging devices, aims to challenge this notion. The company’s Alafia Aivas SuperWorkstation designed for medical imaging is a powerhouse, featuring a 128-core Ampere Altra processor and two Nvidia RTX professional graphics cards (as reported by Joe Speed).
This system boasts impressive specifications. It comes equipped with a 4K touch-sensitive display offering up to 360 nits of brightness. The workstation is powered by Ampere’s Altra 128-core processor clocked at 3.0 GHz, two Nvidia RTX graphics cards with a total of up to 28,416 cores (specifically the Nvidia RTX 4000 and RTX A3000 models), 2TB of DDR4 memory, and storage options of up to 8TB on a solid-state drive.
Joe Speed, the head of Ampere’s edge computing division, highlighted Alafia AI’s innovation in developing 128-core medical imaging AI workstations with a 4K rotating display and the Ampere Altra Dev Kit 128c 7 integrated. He emphasized that Alafia AI’s choice of Ampere processors was driven by the intensive CPU requirements of medical imaging tools and the need for clinicians to run multiple applications simultaneously.
Describing their system as a purpose-built clinical research appliance, Alafia AI acknowledges the limited software compatibility for both Arm-based Ampere Altra processors and Nvidia’s inference capabilities. The company plans to release the hardware in Q2 2024, with expectations for integrating massively parallel computing applications in the third quarter and ecosystem device integration in Q4 2024.
While initially targeting software developers, institutions capable of optimizing their applications for the Arm CPU architecture can also benefit from deploying these workstations if the performance aligns with their requirements. Alafia AI provides access to programs on its platforms through its Github site. Additionally, the company emphasizes that users deploying these workstations are accountable for the outcomes they generate.
Alafia AI’s website emphasizes the importance of human review in conjunction with their products or services, especially when used alongside third-party products for clinical decision-making. The company stresses that its workstations should only be utilized in patient care or clinical settings after careful evaluation by trained medical professionals exercising sound medical judgment.
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