advanced AI infrastructure . Additionally , by having the opportunity to access IBM quantum systems over the cloud , today – and a next-generation quantum system in the coming years – KQC members will be able to combine the power of AI and quantum to develop new applications to address their industries ’ toughest problems ,” said Darío Gil , IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research .

KQC clients will have the ability to train , fine-tune and deploy advanced AI models .

This collaboration includes an investment in infrastructure to support the development and deployment of generative AI .

Plans for the AI-optimized infrastructure includes advanced GPUs and IBM ’ s Artificial Intelligence Unit ( AIU ), managed with Red Hat OpenShift to provide a cloud-native environment .

Together , the GPU system and AIU combination is being engineered to offer members stateof-the-art hardware to power AI research and business opportunities .

To provide a full stack solution , this collaboration will also include access for KQC ’ s clients to Red Hat OpenShift AI for management and runtime needs and IBM ’ s

www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO APAC 49