The MIT Datacenter Challenge is part of the MIT-USAF AI Accelerator (AIA), a joint MIT-USAF program focusing on fundamental research in AI to improve Department of the Air Force operations while also addressing broader societal needs. Within the AIA, the Datacente r Challenge is part of the FastAI project, a research program dedicated to the quick development of portable high-performance AI applications. Areas of research in the FastAI project include programming languages, compiler technologies, comprehensive instrumentation, analytical productivity tools, and parallel algorithms.