Europe’s artificial intelligence infrastructure is expanding as cloud provider Scaleway prepares to build a powerful new AI supercomputer in Sweden.
The system will use AMD Instinct accelerators and is intended to provide computing capacity for startups, developers and businesses working on increasingly demanding artificial intelligence applications.
Scaleway says the project will be its first major facility outside France and will provide European customers with another option for high-performance AI computing.
The development comes as demand for AI processors and cloud infrastructure continues to grow rapidly around the world.
Nvidia currently dominates much of the AI accelerator market, but AMD has been expanding its Instinct processor family and ROCm software platform as it attempts to win a larger share of the industry.
The Swedish facility will use AMD’s AI computing technology alongside networking, storage and cooling systems supplied by several technology partners.
Sweden was selected partly because of access to lower-carbon electricity and the country’s growing technology sector.
European governments and companies have increasingly emphasized the need to strengthen regional computing infrastructure as artificial intelligence becomes more important to businesses and public services.
Projects such as the Scaleway supercomputer could help European companies access large-scale computing resources without relying entirely on infrastructure operated outside the region.
The expansion also illustrates the growing competition among semiconductor companies as demand for AI computing continues to reshape the global technology industry.
