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By Asma Adhimi
AMD has announced a new collaboration with the government of France aimed at accelerating AI research, expanding access to advanced compute infrastructure and strengthening the country’s position in the global AI ecosystem. The initiative includes support for research, education and startups through expanded access to AMD AI hardware, software and training programs.
For eeNews Europe readers, the move highlights how European governments and chipmakers are increasingly aligning around sovereign AI infrastructure, open ecosystems and high-performance computing platforms to drive regional innovation.
AMD and the French government formalized the collaboration by signing a Letter of Intent in Paris at the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty. AMD senior vice president Keith Strier joined French ministers Philippe Baptiste, Sébastien Martin and Anne Le Hénanff for the signing ceremony.
A central focus of the partnership is enabling broader access to AI development resources across the French ecosystem. AMD plans to support researchers, developers and startups through initiatives such as its AMD University Program, AMD AI Developer Program and AMD AI Academy.
The initiative also supports France’s national AI strategy, which aims to expand domestic capabilities in advanced computing, research and industrial innovation.
A key element of the plan involves the Alice Recoque system, expected to become France’s first exascale supercomputer. Developed with partners including GENCI and CEA, the system will run on AMD technology.
AMD also plans to establish a Center of Excellence around the system to provide expertise, training and ecosystem support for researchers and developers working with the platform.
Philippe Baptiste, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space, stated: “France has all the assets needed to assert its central role in the development of artificial intelligence: world-class fundamental and applied research, globally renowned engineers, and unique infrastructures in Europe. Through this partnership with AMD, we are strengthening our scientific and academic ecosystem by providing high-quality support to our researchers, teachers, and students, granting them unprecedented access to cutting-edge infrastructures. The Alice Recoque supercomputer, operated by GENCI and the CEA, marks a decisive step in enhancing our research and innovation capabilities, both in the public and private sectors. I am convinced that this will enable us to better meet the scientific challenges of our time.”
AMD says the collaboration will help French researchers and companies harness high-performance computing platforms and open software ecosystems to push forward industrial and scientific AI innovation.
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