France and Germany are set to establish AI Factories that will operate alongside Europe’s first exascale supercomputers, Alice Recoque and JUPITER. Additionally, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovenia will deploy AI-optimized systems with AI Factories to further enhance Europe’s AI infrastructure.
AI Factory Network Expansion
The AI Factory in Germany, based in Jülich, will feature an experimental platform designed for developing and testing innovative AI models and applications, encouraging collaboration across Europe. These newly established AI Factories will join the seven AI Factories previously selected, forming an interconnected network aimed at fostering AI innovation across Europe.
Each AI Factory will serve as a one-stop shop, offering AI startups, SMEs, and researchers access to AI-optimized high-performance computing (HPC) resources, training, technical expertise, and comprehensive support in developing datasets.
Overview of New AI Factories
Austria (AI:AT)
The AI:AT AI Factory will focus on ethical, practical, and sustainable AI development, supporting businesses, researchers, and policymakers in translating ideas into tangible solutions. It will integrate AI into Austria’s manufacturing industries, improving production planning and quality assurance. Installed at TU Wien in Vienna, AI:AT will be managed by Advanced Computing Austria (ACA) and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) while collaborating with other European AI Factories.
Bulgaria (BRAIN++ – Bulgarian Robotics & AI Nexus)
Situated at Sofia Tech Park, Bulgaria’s AI Factory, BRAIN++, will consist of two key components:
– Discoverer++, a next-generation supercomputer tailored for advanced AI workloads.
– Bulgarian AI Factory, a hub supporting AI adoption by the government, education sector, and private companies.
BRAIN++ aims to position Bulgaria as a regional leader in AI innovation, with a focus on Bulgarian Language LLMs, AI in robotics, space observation, product manufacturing, Trustworthy AI Compliance Tools, and Federated AI Data Lakes. It will integrate with other EuroHPC AI Factories to contribute to a unified European AI ecosystem while ensuring responsible AI practices.
France (AI2F)
The AI2F AI Factory will build upon France’s existing decentralized AI ecosystem, which includes startups, research centers, universities, and the private sector. Its mission is to accelerate AI adoption in research, innovation, and public services across France and Europe.
Led by GENCI, the AI2F consortium includes partners such as AMIAD, CEA, CNRS, France Universités, and Inria, among others. AI2F will primarily rely on Alice Recoque, the second EuroHPC Exascale supercomputer, with an estimated deployment in 2026. Until then, AI2F will provide access to existing French HPC infrastructures, such as Jean Zay, Adastra, and Joliot-Curie.
The AI2F will support AI-driven advancements in defense, energy, aerospace, edtech, finance, healthcare, mobility, and climate sciences, collaborating with both European AI Factories and international stakeholders.
Germany (JAIF – JUPITER AI Factory)
JAIF, located at Forschungszentrum Jülich, will leverage JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, to facilitate AI innovation. It will serve as a one-stop shop, supporting startups, SMEs, and industries while promoting AI applications across diverse sectors.
JAIF will also feature JARVIS (JUPITER Advanced Research Vehicle for Inference Services), an inference platform designed to optimize AI model execution. The consortium includes Jülich Supercomputing Centre, RWTH Aachen University, Fraunhofer Institute, and Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence.
JAIF will focus on sectors such as healthcare, energy, climate change, education, media, public services, and finance. Additionally, it will collaborate with the AI Factory France (AI2F) as well as multiple AI hubs across Europe.
Poland (PIAST AI Factory)
The PIAST AI Factory, led by the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC), will drive AI research, development, and industry engagement in Poland and across Europe.
Key partners include Poznan University of Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, and Nicolaus Copernicus University, with support from regional industry clusters such as the Wielkopolska IT & Telecommunication Cluster.
Focusing on areas like health & life sciences, cybersecurity, space & robotics, sustainability, and the public sector, PIAST will utilize PSNC's HPC infrastructure and the EuroHPC quantum computer Piast to strengthen AI
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