11 Nov 2024
Commission receives seven proposals for EU AI Factories
On 11 November 2024, the European Commssion announced that the first seven proposals for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factories have now been submitted under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking which manages the call announced in September 2024. The aim of the initiative is to create a European ecosystem for training advanced AI models and developing AI solutions. The AI Factories will substantially increase the computing power available for AI in Europe.
The seven proposals were submitted by 15 Member States and two associated participating states. Proposals to build an AI Factory around an existing or a new supercomputer adapted to AI needs were submitted by Finland (together with the participation of Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Poland), Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, Italy (together with the participation of Austria and Slovenia), and Greece. Furthermore, Spain has prepared a proposal with the participation of Portugal, Romania and Turkey which is expected imminently.
The submitted proposals will now be evaluated by an independent panel of experts. The EuroHPC JU expects to announce the selection of the first AI Factories in December 2024 and to launch them soon thereafter.
In addition to the above proposals, Cyprus and Slovenia have submitted letters of interest to either join or create an AI Factory at a later stage. The next cut-off date for the subsequent proposals is 1 February 2025.
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