Scalable Message Queue for AI Workload Orchestration with RabbitMQ

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To orchestrate AI workloads using a scalable message queue, we will utilize RabbitMQ, which is a popular open-source message-broker software that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP). It is widely used for its reliability, scalability, and support for multiple messaging protocols.

We will use Pulumi to create the necessary infrastructure for setting up a RabbitMQ message queue. In this Pulumi program, we will define and create the following RabbitMQ components:

1. A RabbitMQ virtual host (VHost): A namespace for RabbitMQ resources where queues and exchanges exist.
2. A RabbitMQ Exchange: This will be the location where messages are sent. Exchanges take a message and route it into one or more queues, based on rules defined by the exchange type.
3. A RabbitMQ Queue: This is where messages are held before being processed. Consumers will pull messages from queues to process them.
4. RabbitMQ User and Permissions: A user is needed to authenticate and interact with RabbitMQ. Permissions will have to be set to control what the user can do on a VHost.

Pulumi's RabbitMQ provider will be used to define and manage these resources. Here's a Pulumi Python program that sets up a RabbitMQ message queue for AI workload orchestration:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_rabbitmq as rabbitmq

# Create a new RabbitMQ virtual host
vhost = rabbitmq.Vhost("ai_workload_vhost")

# Create a new RabbitMQ user
user = rabbitmq.User("ai_workload_user",
    tags=["management"],
    password="this_should_be_a_secret")

# Set user permissions on the virtual host
permissions = rabbitmq.Permissions("ai_workload_user_permissions",
    user=user.name,
    vhost=vhost.name,
    permissions={
        "configure": ".*",
        "write": ".*",
        "read": ".*"
    })

# Define an exchange where messages will be sent
exchange = rabbitmq.Exchange("ai_workload_exchange",
    vhost=vhost.name,
    settings={
        "type": "direct",  # The exchange type - 'direct' routes messages to queues based on message routing key.
        "durable": True  # Messages will be persisted to disk
    })

# Define a queue where messages will be stored
queue = rabbitmq.Queue("ai_workload_queue",
    vhost=vhost.name,
    settings={
        "durable": True  # Messages will be persisted to disk
    })

# Bind the queue to the exchange
binding = rabbitmq.Binding("ai_workload_binding",
    source=exchange.name,
    vhost=vhost.name,
    destination=queue.name,
    destination_type="queue",
    routing_key="ai.workload.routing.key")  # This is the routing key used to bind the queue to the exchange

# Export the name of the queue and the exchange
pulumi.export("queue_name", queue.name)
pulumi.export("exchange_name", exchange.name)
```

This Pulumi program defines a scalable message queue using RabbitMQ which can be used for AI workload orchestration. It starts by creating a virtual host which is a common practice for isolating environment settings. After that, a user with management tags is created with appropriate permissions for the VHost to configure, write, and read messages.

We then create an exchange of type 'direct' which is suitable for ai workload since it routes messages with a routing key exactly matching the binding routing key. The queue is marked as 'durable' to ensure that messages are not lost in case of RabbitMQ restarts. Lastly, the queue is bound to the exchange using a specific routing key that your AI workloads would publish messages with.

Ensure that you securely manage the RabbitMQ user credentials and do not hardcode passwords as shown above; this is for demonstration purposes only. In a production environment, use secret management tools or Pulumi's secrets handling to protect sensitive information.