EuroHPC JU access calls for AI Factories
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has opened its AI Factories’ Access calls, offering access to its supercomputers, including LUMI.
AI Factories provide tailored high-performance computing resources to support AI startups and businesses. Organizations can apply for various types of access depending on their specific needs and services.
These facilities are designed to deliver cutting-edge computing power and expert guidance to support Europe’s scientific and industrial sectors.
Their goal is to drive the development of large-scale AI models, encourage the widespread use of AI technologies across the EU, and help grow skills and knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence.
Different access modes are available to accommodate users with varying levels of expertise and requirements.
AI for Industrial Innovation
The AI Factories Industrial Innovation track includes three access mode, targeting different use cases and compute needs.
- Playground access, providing limited resources for entry-level users
- Fast Lane access, for users already familiar with HPC requiring up to 50,000 GPU hours
- Large Scale access, catering to AI models and applications requiring more than 50,000 GPU hours
The Industrial Innovation Access modes are open and free-of-charge to AI SMEs (including startups) for innovation purposes. Other industrial applications can benefit from pay-per-use commercial access.
AI for Science and Collaborative projects
This access option is designed to support scientific use of AI, with an emphasis on ethical AI, Machine Learning, advanced foundation models, and Generative AI technologies such as Large Language Models. It targets research projects where AI models are a core part of the scientific process.
Access is available at no cost to eligible public and private organizations, mainly for publicly funded research. It also supports industrial applications within collaborative projects funded by Horizon Europe or the Digital Europe Programme.