Sweden is establishing an AI factory with the support of EuroHPC JU

EuroHPC JU has appointed seven consortiums in Europe that will receive funding to establish and operate ‘AI factories’. The investment means that new AI-optimised supercomputers are established, which can offer access to the enormous computing power and the AI competence that newly started companies, industry, public agencies, and researchers need to develop their AI models and systems. This will be done in combination with computing resources and support in the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

One of the seven AI factories is the Swedish MIMER at Linköping University. MIMER will consist of two parts: a supercomputer for AI and a nationally distributed network to support AI users.

The AI factories that will now be established in Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, and Sweden, will both be supporting national needs and also work together to safeguard resource optimisation. EuroHPC JU will be injecting funds to ensure well-functioning resource utilisation and collaboration.

The ambition is that all seven supercomputers at the AI factories will become operational during 2025 and 2026.

The application to EuroHPC JU for a Swedish AI factory was made in collaboration between the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputers in Sweden (NAISS) at Linköping University and the Swedish research institute RISE. The application was prepared with the support from the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova, and covers several of the needs highlighted in the Swedish AI Commission’s roadmap.

Read EuroHPC JU’s press release External link.

Read the AI Commission’s roadmap for Sweden on the Government’s website (in Swedish) External link.