The European Union has launched a tender to build up to seven AI gigafactories, with Czechia also seeking to host one
The European Commission has launched a tender for the construction of up to seven large data centers for artificial intelligence (known as gigafactories) in the EU, compared with the original plan for just five. Czechia is also interested in one of them.
On Thursday, the European Commission announced the launch of a tender for the construction of large data centers for artificial intelligence, known as gigafactories, within the European Union. According to a press release from the commission, there are plans for up to seven such centers, whereas only five were originally discussed.
Czechia has also expressed interest in building one of the gigafactories.
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Why it matters
Gigafactories are intended to provide key computing infrastructure for training and running AI models in Europe, so decisions about their locations will influence which countries gain related investments, jobs and access to computing capacity for local businesses and research.
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For a business
Locating one of the gigafactories in Czechia would mean a significant investment in data infrastructure and could improve access to AI computing capacity for local businesses and institutions.
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