EuroHPC JU selects AI Factory Antennas

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking announced the selection of the 13 AI Factory Antennas to complement the existing AI Factories. This initiative will strengthen national AI ecosystems and broaden access to AI-optimised supercomputing resources across Europe.

The newly announced AI Factory Antennas are being established to extend and enhance the services provided by the existing EuroHPC AI Factories.

The European Union will invest approximately €55 million in the AI Factory Antennas, with matching contributions from the EuroHPC JU participating states.

Each Antenna will collaborate closely with its corresponding AI Factory to foster the ongoing development of national AI ecosystems. They will provide access to AI-optimised supercomputing resources for research, innovation, and industrial applications across a variety of sectors. Additionally, the AI Factory Antennas may offer smaller-scale AI computing capabilities to support the fine-tuning, testing, and validation of AI applications.

The creation of these AI Factory Antennas marks a significant milestone in expanding the reach and impact of the AI Factories initiative. They will help to ensure broader access to high-performance AI infrastructure and contribute to Europe’s ambition to advance artificial intelligence research and innovation.

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The Big Data Value Association (BDVA) is one of the three participating private partners of the EuroHPC JU, alongside the European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing (ETP4HPC) and the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC).

BDVA, as it represents the Data and AI ecosystem, welcomes the development that the AI Antennas will bring to the European Data and AI industry, supporting the societal growth and prosperity. This news comes in the context of the two recently unveiled European Commission strategies designed to accelerate the adoption of AI, the Apply AI Strategy and the AI in Science Strategy.