The new Swedish AI factory is named Mimer and is one of seven now selected by the EU.
Mimer is one of five of these AI factories that will now have a brand new AI-optimized supercomputer. Developed specifically for AI work, it can handle large amounts of training data, including sensitive data, and with cloud-based access models, it will be particularly user-friendly.
The National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing (NAISS) is responsible for the new AI factory, hosted by Linköping University and Rise as a partner.
“This means that Sweden is among the first countries to implement the European Commission’s concept of AI nodes to drive research and innovation forward and make AI accessible to more users than ever before,” Matts Karlsson, Vice-Rector for Research at Linköping University, said in a comment.
“The focus of Mimer will be on things like increased AI expertise in the life sciences, medicine, materials research, autonomous systems and the gaming industry, and the goal is to offer state-of-the-art AI infrastructure and expertise for research and innovation. Both industry and academia will have quick access to hardware, training and support for AI applications.
Funding for Mimer is shared 50/50 between EuroHPC JU, an EU public-private partnership, and Sweden, through the Swedish Research Council and the innovation agency Vinnova.
Together, the seven AI factories will more than double the EU’s data capacity in 2025-2026.
“Today, we are one step closer to establishing AI factories. With the help of European supercomputers, we will enable AI start-ups to innovate and expand. We are now ready to lead with the right infrastructure in our ambition for Europe to become an AI continent. We are well on track to realize the AI Factory initiative in the first 100 days of the new Commission. We expect a second wave of offers on February 1,” said Henna Virkkunen, European Commissioner for Technology Sovereignty, Security and Democracy.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication Computer Sweden.
Source:: Network World