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EU to fund 7 AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan
The European Commission will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), it said on Thursday, stepping up efforts to narrow the technology gap with the U.S. and China. The…
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The European Commission will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), it said on Thursday, stepping up efforts to narrow the technology gap with the U.S. and China. The number was raised from five after strong interest from EU countries. The Commission also aims to attract at least €20 billion in private investments for the projects.
The facilities will combine advanced AI processors, software, cloud technology, high-speed connectivity and data centres, and will supplement the existing 19 AI factories across the bloc. EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen called access to such computing power a strategic necessity for Europe. AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm have signed letters of intent to supply chips. The tender closes November 12, with successful bidders expected to be announced in early 2027.
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The EU's gigafactory plan is often framed as a desperate catch-up race, but the real test is execution, not announcement. Brussels has a habit of grand digital strategies that stall in member-state wrangling. Watch whether the €20 billion private investment target actually materialises after the November tender, and whether the gigafactories go live on schedule in 2028. If Europe can't deliver on its own computing infrastructure, its AI ambitions will remain rhetoric, not reality, no matter the headline number.
Source: thehindu.com
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