**The EU aims to strengthen Europeβs AI sector and plans to establish five AI gigafactories starting in 2026.**
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## The details
* The EU Commission aims to make Europe a leader in AI. They plan to invest 200 billion euros to prepare the EU for the AI era, with 20 billion euros allocated for AI gigafactories.
* Furthermore, the EU wants to simplify access to high-quality European data spaces and puts the focus on energy efficiency at the AI gigafactories.
* Another important goal of the EU is to develop competitive language models in Europe. According to the EU Commission, everyone should have access to the AI gigafactories under fair conditions.
* In addition, the EU wants to simplify the implementation of the AI Act in companies. What this means is not known.
**Our thoughts**
The EUβs plan sounds good, but the question is what will be implemented. The Commission aims to use a mix of public and private funding. We are excited to see how the AI landscape develops in Europe. At the moment, Europe seems to be lagging behind the USA and China.
**More information:** π [Heise Online](https://www.heise.de/en/news/EU-Commission-AI-Gigafactories-to-strengthen-Europe-as-a-business-location-10346290.html){:target="_blank" rel="noopener"}
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