EU launches tender to build seven artificial intelligence gigafactories
The European Union has launched a tender to establish seven AI gigafactories to boost domestic computing power and reduce reliance on foreign tech suppliers.
The European Commission has launched a tender to establish seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc. The initiative aims to build sovereign computing infrastructure capable of training advanced AI models, addressing the European Union's current reliance on foreign cloud computing and semiconductor suppliers.
By enhancing its domestic supercomputing capacity, Brussels seeks to bridge the technological gap with global competitors, particularly the United States and China. According to EU officials, the project aims to provide European startups, small and medium enterprises, researchers, and public sector institutions with direct access to high-performance computing resources required to develop competitive AI applications.
Sources: LSM