Europe Orders €388M LUMI-AI Supercomputer for Research
EuroHPC commissions next-gen system in Finland to boost AI capacity for science and industrial innovation.
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The European Union's supercomputing body, EuroHPC, has commissioned a next-generation AI supercomputer named LUMI-AI [1][2]. The €388 million system will be installed in Finland to support complex scientific simulations [1][3]. French company Bull will build the machine using hardware from AMD [1].
LUMI-AI is expected to provide a tenfold increase in AI computing capacity for the region [1]. This expansion aims to bolster academic research and industrial innovation across Europe [2]. The project represents a significant investment in European technological sovereignty and high-performance computing infrastructure [3].
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live.euronext.com
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