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Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jul 17
Sakura Internet Wins Sakana AI GPU Cloud Role in Japan's 4th Geniac Phase
Updated
Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jul 17

Sakura Internet Wins Sakana AI GPU Cloud Role in Japan's 4th Geniac Phase

1 articles · Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jul 17

Summary

  • Sakura Internet said Sakana AI chose its Koukaryoku PHY bare-metal GPU cloud as the computing platform for the startup's project in the fourth phase of Japan's Geniac program.
  • The selection ties Sakura's infrastructure directly to Sakana AI's latest generative AI model development work under the government-backed initiative.
  • Sakana AI is one of the companies picked for Geniac's fourth phase, which is supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and NEDO.
  • The deal highlights Sakura Internet's role in supplying domestic GPU cloud capacity for Japan's push to build homegrown generative AI capabilities.

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