The Dutch government has reached an agreement with Nvidia to provide hardware and expertise for the construction of an AI facility in the Netherlands.
The facility will center around an AI supercomputer aimed at accelerating research and development as the country pushes to further digitalize its economy, officials said. statement I made it on Thursday.
Minister of Economy of the Netherlands Dirk Beljaarts is currently in Silicon Valley, meeting with Nvidia executives. Nvidia, the world’s second most valuable company, is the world leader in graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence applications.
“Before we put shovels in the ground, we need to ensure that the necessary knowledge and hardware is available,” the minister said. Bell Jarts. “Today, the Netherlands has taken an important step together with Nvidia, which brings us much closer to the construction of the Dutch AI facility.”
The ministry did not provide a schedule or specific details for the AI facility. Nvidia declined a request for comment.
Netherlands, ranked The company, which last year ranked among the top 10 most digitally advanced countries in the world, is positioning itself as a leader in AI. In January last year, the government cracked down on the issue. 200 million euros Promote investment in local technology.
At the time, former economy minister Mickey Adriansens said, “Asia and the US are leading[in AI]and Europe needs to catch up.”
Key priorities in the government’s strategy include developing AI talent, building infrastructure, ensuring secure applications, and Dutch AI Coalition. Last year, the Benelux countries also started building their own “safer” large-scale language models (LLMs). GPT-NL.
The Netherlands will need more computing power to train its AI machines to carry out its plans. Besides Nvidia, Beljaarts is also in talks with chipmaker AMD. The Minister is also visiting California to “strengthen relations” The government said there was a broader relationship between the Dutch and American technology companies.
