On 12 Mar 2025, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) selected six new sites across Europe to host additional AI Factories, which are set to be deployed next year in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia.

France and Germany will establish AI Factories, which operate alongside Europe's first exascale supercomputers, Alice Recoque, and JUPITER. Meanwhile, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovenia will deploy new AI-optimised systems with AI Factories to further expand Europe's AI infrastructure.

The AI Factory in Germany (Julich) will also include an experimental platform, which will serve as a cutting-edge infrastructure for developing and testing innovative AI models and applications, as well as promoting collaboration across Europe.

These new six AI Factories will be added to the seven AI Factories previously selected, creating an interconnected network of AI hubs ready to accommodate AI innovation across Europe.  Each factory will be a one-stop-shop, offering AI startups, SMEs, and researchers comprehensive support to develop their datasets as well as access to AI-optimised high-performance computing (HPC) resources, training, and technical expertise.