STAT+: Mayo Clinic partners with supercomputing startup Cerebras to build custom AI tools
Mayo Clinic has signed Silicon Valley tech startup Cerebras as its first generative AI partner, the health system announced Monday at #JPM24.
SAN FRANCISCO — Mayo Clinic has signed Silicon Valley tech startup Cerebras as its first generative AI partner, the health system announced Monday.
The health system — known for its cutting-edge research and willingness to partner with tech companies — will give Cerebras millions of dollars to help build technology tools based on Mayo’s trove of de-identified patient data, leaders announced at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Mayo and Cerebras did not disclose the dollar amount, but Cerebras said it was a multimillion, multi-year contract.
With roughly 380 employees, Cerebras builds and sells supercomputers specifically designed for AI applications across several industries — pitting the upstart in direct competition with the market leader Nvidia Corp. Life sciences giants including GSK have used its technology for drug discovery, and it has partnered with a health network in United Arab Emirates, but this is Cerebras’ first AI contract with a U.S. health system. The deal gives Mayo access to Cerebras’ supercomputers as well as a Cerebras team to help develop health-tuned models; Mayo will then own whatever they build.
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