What's new and changed in Watson Machine Learning Accelerator

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Watson Machine Learning Accelerator updates can include new features, bug fixes, and security updates. Updates are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

Installing or upgrading Watson Machine Learning Accelerator

Ready to install or upgrade Watson Machine Learning Accelerator? See:
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Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.6

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in August 2024 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.6.

Operand version: 4.8.6

Security issues fixed in this release
The following security issues were fixed in this release:

CVE-2024-6387, CVE-2024-4032, CVE-2024-37891, CVE-2024-3727, CVE-2024-3651, CVE-2024-3568, CVE-2024-35328, CVE-2024-35326, CVE-2024-35235, CVE-2024-34447, CVE-2024-34069, CVE-2024-34064, CVE-2024-34062, CVE-2024-33602, CVE-2024-33601, CVE-2024-33600, CVE-2024-33599, CVE-2024-3154, CVE-2024-30251, CVE-2024-30172, CVE-2024-30171, CVE-2024-29857, CVE-2024-2961, CVE-2024-28835, CVE-2024-28834, CVE-2024-28757, CVE-2024-28219, CVE-2024-28182, CVE-2024-28102, CVE-2024-27306, CVE-2024-25062, CVE-2024-24786, CVE-2024-23213, CVE-2024-23206, CVE-2024-22365, CVE-2024-21094, CVE-2024-21068, CVE-2024-21012, CVE-2024-21011, CVE-2024-0727, CVE-2024-0450

CVE-2023-7008, CVE-2023-6597, CVE-2023-6237, CVE-2023-6228, CVE-2023-6129, CVE-2023-5678, CVE-2023-52425, CVE-2023-52424, CVE-2023-45288, CVE-2023-45139, CVE-2023-4448, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43785, CVE-2023-42890, CVE-2023-42883, CVE-2023-42852, CVE-2023-41983, CVE-2023-41175, CVE-2023-40745, CVE-2023-40414, CVE-2023-39928, CVE-2023-3978, CVE-2023-39325, CVE-2023-38473, CVE-2023-38472, CVE-2023-38471, CVE-2023-38470, CVE-2023-38469, CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2023-37328, CVE-2023-3618, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-32359, CVE-2023-3164, CVE-2023-3138, CVE-2023-2975, CVE-2023-27043, CVE-2023-25193

CVE-2022-48622, CVE-2022-48554, CVE-2022-40090, CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-33065, CVE-2022-0413

CVE-2021-43784, CVE-2021-29390

CVE-2014-1745

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.5

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in April 2024 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.5.

Operand version: 4.8.5

Version 4.8.5 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.4

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in March 2024 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4.

Operand version: 4.8.4

Version 4.8.4 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.3

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in February 2024 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.3.

Operand version: 4.8.3

New features

The 4.8.3 release of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator includes the following features and updates:

Starting in Version 4.8.3, the default runtime image supports Red Hat Universal Base Image (UBI) 9 and UBI 8.
Security fixes
This release includes fixes for the following security issues:
CVE-2024-22195, CVE-2023-39615, CVE-2023-7104, CVE-2024-0690, CVE-2024-26130, CVE-2023-48795, CVE-2021-35937, CVE-2021-35938, CVE-2021-35939, RHSA-2023:4524, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-2603, CVE-2023-2602, CVE-2022-48560, CVE-2022-48564, CVE-2023-27043, CVE-2023-51385, CVE-2024-20918, CVE-2023-5388, CVE-2024-20919, CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20932, CVE-2024-20945, CVE-2024-20926, CVE-2023-43622, CVE-2023-45802, CVE-2023-31122, CVE-2018-5764, CVE-2022-29154, CVE-2002-0080

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.2

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in January 2024 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.2.

Operand version: 4.8.2

New features

The 4.8.2 release of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator includes the following features and updates:

New NVIDIA GPU Operator version
You can now use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator with Watson Machine Learning Accelerator:
Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform Version 4.12
You can use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator:
  • Version 22.9.2
  • Version 23.3.2
  • Version 23.6.1
  • Version 23.9.0
  • Version 23.9.1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Version 4.14
You can use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator:
  • Version 23.9.0
  • Version 23.9.1

Version 4.8.2 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.1

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in December 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.1.

Operand version: 4.8.1

New features

The 4.8.1 release of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator includes the following features and updates:

New NVIDIA GPU Operator version
You can now use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator with Watson Machine Learning Accelerator:
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Version 4.12
You can use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator:
  • Version 22.9.2
  • Version 23.3.2
  • Version 23.6.1
  • Version 23.9.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Version 4.14
You can use Version 23.9.0 of the NVIDIA GPU Operator.

Version 4.8.1 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes various fixes.

Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8.0

A new version of Watson Machine Learning Accelerator was released in November 2023 with Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.0.

Operand version: 4.8.0

New features
Version 4.8.0 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes the following features and updates:
New deep learning libraries
You can now use the following deep learning libraries with Watson Machine Learning Accelerator:
  • Python 3.10.12
  • PyTorch 2.0.1

If you have existing models, update and test your models to use the latest supported frameworks. For more information, see Supported deep learning frameworks in the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator documentation.

Removal of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator console
Starting in Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8, the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator console is no longer available. You can manage and monitor deep learning training by using Deep Learning Experiments or the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator REST API. For more information, see:
New NVIDIA GPU Operator version
You can now use the following versions of the NVIDIA GPU Operator with Watson Machine Learning Accelerator:
  • Version 22.9.2
  • Version 23.3.2
  • Version 23.6.1
Using deep learning experiments with Watson Machine Learning and Watson Machine Learning Accelerator
Starting in Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8, the Deep Learning Experiment Builder is automatically configured when both of the following services are installed:
  • Watson Machine Learning
  • Watson Machine Learning Accelerator

For more information, see Connecting Watson Machine Learning Accelerator to Watson Machine Learning.

New user permissions for running jobs
Starting in Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8, user permissions have changed.

To learn more about user permissions, see User role in the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator documentation.

Watson Machine Learning Accelerator notebook available
Starting in Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8, the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator notebook runtime library is available with Watson Studio and no longer requires a separate installation.

For more information, see Working with Watson Machine Learning Accelerator notebooks in Cloud Pak for Data in the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator documentation.

New support for ZenApiKey authorization
Starting in Cloud Pak for Data Version 4.8, Watson Machine Learning Accelerator supports ZenApiKey authorization.

For more information, see Generating an API authorization token.

Security fixes
Version 4.8.0 of the Watson Machine Learning Accelerator service includes various fixes.