Isambard AI, pitched as the UK’s most powerful supercomputer and the country’s future of AI discovery, has revealed plans to expand its GPU count from around 5,400 to 30,000. While currently constrained mostly to academic and economic projects, Isambard AI—which secured a £225 million government investment in 2023—could benefit from expansion into new verticals thanks to the additional GPU firepower, including more influence in media and entertainment. Faultline attended a talk and Q&A with Dr. Richard Gilham, AI Supercomputer Infrastructure Specialist at the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS), who has assured us a tour of the Bristol-based facility in the near future. While it is fair to say Isambard AI has put the UK on the map—ranked the world’s 11th…