The European Commission opened its call for proposals on Thursday, 30 July, inviting bids to build seven AI gigafactories. Reported funding differs sharply, from 5 billion euros (Le Monde) to 10 billion (WSJ, Daily Sabah), and demand remains uncertain.
The European Commission wants to build seven AI "gigafactories", large computing sites designed for training big AI models. Brussels frames the plan as an attempt to close the infrastructure gap with the United States and China, where the largest training clusters are concentrated. The call for proposals opened on Thursday, 30 July, but the headline figure is reported inconsistently: Daily Sabah and the Wall Street Journal put it at 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion), while Le Monde reports 5 billion euros. Le Monde also names uncertain demand among the obstacles the project faces.
The European Commission opened a call for proposals on Thursday to fund seven AI 'gigafactories' designed for training large models, with the aim of closing the infrastructure gap with the United States and China. Daily Sabah and the WSJ put the funding at 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion), while Le Monde reports 5 billion euros and points to uncertain demand among the obstacles.