EU opens call for seven 'gigafactories' to train next-generation AI

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EU opens call for seven 'gigafactories' to train next-generation AI

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The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to publicly finance up to seven AI gigafactories in Europe, as Brussels races to build sovereign infrastructure to train advanced AI models and catch up with global tech competitors. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT AI gigafactories are large-scale computing facilities equipped with state-of-the-art, highly specialised chips designed to train the next generation of AI technologies – notably the most advanced large language models, which require crunching trillions of data points. The move forms part of a broader tech sovereignty push to cut the EU's dependence on foreign suppliers of cloud services and chips.

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▪The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to publicly finance up to seven AI gigafactories in Europe, as Brussels races to build sovereign infrastructure to train advanced AI models and catch up with global tech competitors.
▪ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT AI gigafactories are large-scale computing facilities equipped with state-of-the-art, highly specialised chips designed to train the next generation of AI technologies – notably the most advanced large language m
▪The move forms part of a broader tech sovereignty push to cut the EU's dependence on foreign suppliers of cloud services and chips.

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Europe Europe News EU opens call for seven 'gigafactories' to train next-generation AI technologies A Meta data centre in Dublin, Ireland - Copyright AP Photo/Bram Janssen Copyright AP Photo/Bram Janssen By Luca Bertuzzi Published on 30/07/2026 - 11:51 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp With concerns about digital dependency growing fast, the European Commission is pursuing "sovereign" AI infrastructure to become operational by mid-2028. The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to publicly finance up to seven AI gigafactories in Europe, as Brussels races to build sovereign infrastructure to train advanced AI models and catch up with global tech competitors.

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