LUMI AI Factory integrates computing, data, and AI talent
The LUMI AI Factory is one of the European Union’s first AI Factories. It will integrate seamlessly world-class computing power, high-value data, and top-tier AI talent under the same roof.
State-of-the-art expert support center
The LUMI AI Factory will act as a state-of-the-art expert support center and hub offering European companies and researchers a comprehensive innovation environment offering unmatched support for AI-driven projects. Cutting-edge AI tools will enable the use of unique data to build entirely new AI models and conduct cutting-edge research.
The AI factory offers a comprehensive range of services, including AI-focused HPC resources, data, training and technical support. The LUMI AI Factory serves as a joint platfom and accelerator for RDI activities by companies of all sizes, research groups and public actors. The services will be free of charge for startups, SMEs, and academic researchers.
Next generation supercomputer, LUMI-AI
In the beginning, the LUMI AI Factory will leverage the power of the LUMI supercomputer, located in CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland. The LUMI supercomputer will gradually be replaced by a new AI-focused supercomputer called LUMI-AI. This system will leverage a large, accelerated partition utilising next-generation GPUs. The new LUMI-AI will be located to CSC’s data center in Kajaani.
Like the current LUMI system, the upcoming system will be fully powered by carbon-free renewable energy, and its waste heat will be utilized in the district heating system of the city of Kajaani, making the installation one of the most energy-efficient and eco-efficient large AI supercomputers in the world.
LUMI-IQ quantum computing platform
The LUMI-AI computing environment will be complemented by an experimental quantum computing platform named LUMI-IQ, designed for workloads combining quantum computing and artificial intelligence. This one-of-a-kind platform will open completely new horizons for research.
LUMI-AI and LUMI-IQ will form the most advanced public quantum-accelerated HPC+AI research infrastructure in the world.
Datasets as a Service
The introduction of completely new datasets is one of the key objectives of the LUMI project. Datasets-as-a-Service will spearhead access and enable groundbreaking use of high-value datasets.
Examples of AI Factory data services
- connections to data spaces and other infrastructures
- data wrangling
- spoken Finnish and Finnish-Swedish data
- pathology imaging data from the Big picture project
- spatial data from Paituli service
- open European web index data by OpenWebSearch.eu project
LUMI AI Hub enhances collaboration
All the AI services comes together in a hub: the LUMI AI Factory will provide dynamic co-working spaces tailored to diverse needs and goals. Its main hub, located besides ELLIS institute at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland, will serve as a vibrant center for nurturing talent, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation among startups, SMEs, scientific communities, and students.
To extend its reach and collaboration, a network of satellite hubs will be established in partner countries. Complementing these physical spaces, the LUMI AI Factory Service Center will offer a comprehensive virtual workspace, enabling seamless cooperation across borders.
Fostering Europe’s AI development
Developing AI skills is crucial for Europe’s economic growth, societal well-being, and technological sovereignty.
Dozens of companies across Europe have already utilized LUMI, and many of them have deployed AI in their RDI processes. As an example, the Finnish-based company AMD Silo AI developed its first large language models using the LUMI supercomputer. Massive and open language models are needed because they lay the foundation for next-generation AI applications.
It’s critical for Europe to boost the development of European language models to secure control and competence in the whole chain from data selection to aligning models with social values.
LUMI AI Factory Consortium
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking has selected the hosting sites of the next EuroHPC supercomputers and AI Factories. One of the chosen hosting sites is the LUMI AI Factory consortiu, led by CSC – IT Center for Science. The LUMI AI Factory consortium consists of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Poland.
What is a AI Factory?
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking launched a call for the next generation of EuroHPC supercomputers and AI Factories in summer 2024 to boost European competitiveness and leadership in AI development. One of the chosen hosting sites is the LUMI AI Factory.
AI factories, built around AI focused supercomputers, provide AI researchers and developers with the computing power, datasets and related expertise they need in one place.
AI Factories will provide researchers, businesses and other users with access to competence development, tools and user support services to train and develop AI models in accordance with European values.
Contact information
Pekka Manninen
PhD, Docent Pekka Manninen is responsible for the customer interface, user support and development of CSC’s scientific computing services.
Aleksi Kallio
Aleksi Kallio manages the development of AI services for research and CSC’s expert support for the use of AI methods in the high-performance computing environment.