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A New Supercomputer For Artificial Intelligence Will Have Half A Million Chips And Be Powered By Nuclear Energy
The British company Fluidstack has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French government for the construction of an artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer.
The announcement was made during the AI Action Summit in Paris, in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron. The project will have an investment of US$ 10.3 billion.
Strategic Agreement For AI In France
The memorandum was signed by key figures in the French government: the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Eric Lombard, and the Minister of Industry and Energy, Marc Feracci. On the side of Fluidstack, the co-founder and president of the company, César Maklary, formalized the commitment.
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The proposal aims to transform France into a global reference in AI computing, leveraging the country’s clean and abundant energy. According to Fluidstack, the supercomputer will use up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of computing power dedicated exclusively to AI.
Infrastructure And Sustainable Energy
The first phase of the project plans to install around 500,000 state-of-the-art AI chips. The differentiation will not be the energy supply: the entire operation will be powered by decarbonized electricity, predominantly nuclear, with the reuse of residual heat for greater energy efficiency.
The power supply will be from RTE, the French national electricity distribution company. The fast connection to the grid will allow the supercomputer to operate without interruptions, ensuring high performance for training advanced AI models.
Fluidstack plans to expand capacity beyond 1 GW by 2028, consolidating France as a powerhouse in AI infrastructure.
Leadership In Innovation And Digital Sovereignty
The partnership between Fluidstack and the French government is part of the country’s strategy to strengthen its digital sovereignty and energy security. According to César Maklary, the project will help contribute to the next generation of innovations in artificial intelligence.
On LinkedIn, the executive stated that in the next decade, France will stop exporting electricity to export intelligence, reinforcing the country’s bet on AI.
Support From The French Government
In his speech at the AI Action Summit, President Macron emphasized that France already occupies a leading position in artificial intelligence, investing in talent training and technological development since 2017.
“France is the leading European country in artificial intelligence. Since 2017, we have trained our talents, developed our research, and strengthened our key players in health, space, defense, and large language models“.
Economic Impact And New Businesses
The project also promises to generate thousands of investments in AI infrastructure, research, and high-performance computing.
Fluidstack believes that, in addition to the technological revolution, the supercomputer will bring economic benefits and consolidate France as a global reference in the sector.
With information from Interesting Engineering.
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