“Artificial Intelligence Factory antenna” or “AIFA-LAT” (AI Factory antenna – Latvia) starts working in Latvia. Its aim is to substantially increase Latvia's computing capacity and give direct access to European supercomputers. . The project plans to give Latvia's start-ups, researchers and public institutions nearly 5 million computing hours U.. This is as much as 530 years of continuous computing. . A national competence Centre and close cooperation with the European Consortium “LUMI AI Factory” in Finland will also be established. What are the artificial Intelligence Factory and the antenna? ? In the European Union, the artificial Intelligence Factory is a big hub around supercomputing m.. Here's the computational power, data, and expert support. . “Antenna” means a national contact point and Mezgl computation s.. It is like a corridor that gives researchers of Latvia, start-ups and public institutions direct access to international supercomputers. . At the same time, it offers local servers and expertise to put ideas into practice. Powerful infrastructure and environment for solutions Over three years AIFA-LAT will purchase new servers specifically tailored to artificial intelligence m.. They will greatly increase existing HPC Hub computing capacity. . Local users will be able to use these resources as a service U.. This includes access to data, environment for experiments, expert advice, training and support in the design of pilot projects. The pilot project is the first pilot project to test the idea in real-world conditions. . The initiative is led by Riga Technical University e.. The project takes place under the European Union's research and innovation programme Horizon Europe. Funding is provided by the EuroHPC JU and the Latvian State. Senior expert at RTU HPC Centre Anna Plaudina says: “Powerful computing is a very important development of artificial intelligence I.With this project we provide real tools for Latvian researchers and entrepreneurs. . We are upgrading local servers and providing direct access to Europe's most powerful supercomputer, LUMI, in Finland. This makes it possible to test ideas faster in practice and build a pilot project with industry s.. This brings real benefits for society and the economy. " Cooperation between seven partners Within the AIFA-LAT consortium, 7 partners are working to get technology from laboratories to finished products: - Riga Technical University – project coordinator; – University of Latvia; – Centre for cultural information systems; – National Agency for Digital Development; - Latvian Association of artificial Intelligence; - Latvian information Technology Cluster; – The Center of artificial Intelligence. . Partners will develop a network with public institutions and industry U.. They will provide expertise, training and mentoring for the implementation of new pilot projects. . Mentoring is support when an experienced specialist helps a less experienced person with tips and knowledge m.. Information prepared by: Catherine Paipina Communication of the AIFA-LAT project Email: katrina.peipina@rtu.lv * Phone: +371 24930259 Project “artificial Intelligence Factory Antenna – Latvia (AIFA-LAT)” (project ID No. .101262604) funded by the European High performance computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and Latvia s.. Co-financed by the European Union. . The views and opinions expressed are only those of the author and are smart I.. They do not necessarily reflect the views and views of the European Union, EuroHPC OR Latvia. . Neither the European Union nor the granting authority is responsible for them.
