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Classification of Sunway SW26010‑Pro processors as AI chips

Determine whether the Sunway SW26010‑Pro processors used in Sunway OceanLight should be classified as AI chips for inclusion criteria, given their primary CPU role but support for 16‑bit operations and high system‑level AI performance.

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Background

The Sunway OceanLight system crosses the 100,000‑chip threshold, but its processors primarily serve as CPUs while supporting 16‑bit operations. Clear classification rules are needed to consistently include or exclude such systems in AI supercomputer datasets.

References

However, limited details are available, and we were unsure about whether to count the processors used as AI chips because they primarily serve as CPUs.

— Trends in AI Supercomputers (2504.16026 - Pilz et al., 22 Apr 2025) in Section 3.1.1 (Results: Performance increases relied on AI supercomputers using more and better AI chips) — Footnote to Figure on AI chip quantity