The University of Utah’s new A.I. supercomputer can help solve ‘big problems,’ the school says — and it’s accepting pitches

Called “Redtail,” the new supercomputer is already ranked among the fastest in the world.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lead tech for Data Bank SLC 3, Anselmo Chapa Garza, is pictured in the cold isle containment cage that houses what is ranked among the world’s fastest and greenest supercomputers, in a University of Utah data center facility in Bluffdale, pictured Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.

The University of Utah’s new A.I. supercomputer can help solve ‘big problems,’ the school says — and it’s accepting pitches

Called “Redtail,” the new supercomputer is already ranked among the fastest in the world.

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