Europe has announced the establishment of seven AI factories across Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Sweden. These specialized research and development centers will utilize the region's most powerful supercomputers to enhance AI applications in various sectors, including health, manufacturing, and finance. The initiative aims to significantly increase the EU's data capacity and provide accessible high-performance computing resources to startups and researchers.
The factories will be managed by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and are expected to be operational by 2026. With a total funding of 2.1 billion euros, the project seeks to lower barriers to entry for AI technology and ensure compliance with strict EU data security and ethics requirements. This strategic move is part of a broader ambition for the EU to enhance its competitiveness in the global AI landscape.
• Seven AI factories will enhance EU's data capacity and AI applications.
• Factories aim to lower barriers for AI technology access and compliance.
AI factories are specialized centers designed to advance AI research and applications.
Supercomputers are high-performance computing systems used for complex AI computations.
Data capacity refers to the amount of data that can be processed and stored by AI systems.
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