Brazil launches AI supercomputer push, splits projects between Chinese, US firms
Brazil will fund two supercomputers through a phased 2.3 billion reais plan, aiming to build large language models and strengthen data sovereignty.
- On Thursday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government announced 2.3 billion reais in investments to bolster the nation's artificial intelligence ecosystem, splitting projects between U.S. and Chinese companies.
- Seeking to avoid dependence on a single technology or country, the government is funding a 1.3 billion reais supercomputing infrastructure project in Rio in partnership with China's Huawei Technologies, stating the strategy is essential for national sovereignty.
- Separately, about 1 billion reais will be allocated through a tender for a supercomputer expected to rank among the world's 10 most powerful AI processing machines, with installation in the northeastern state of Rio Grande.
- Science and Technology Minister Luciana Santos anticipates U.S. chipmaker Nvidia will supply the hardware, while the government also announced a partnership with Spain to develop semiconductors and cloud-computing services.
- Running for re-election later this year, Lula faces opposition from Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who has pledged closer ties with President Donald Trump amid competing visions for the nation's technological independence.
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Brazil is building two AI supercomputers, one Chinese and one American
Brazil is spending 2.3bn reais, about $444m, on two AI supercomputers. One will be built with Huawei, the other is expected to go to Nvidia, and that is the entire point. “The strategy is not to depend on a single company, technology or country,” the Lula government said in setting out the plan, which is […] This story continues at The Next Web
The Brazilian government announced on Thursday a package of investments of 2.2 billion real (375,7 million euros) to expand the national artificial intelligence infrastructure, including a new supercomputer and cloud storage. The measures integrate the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA), which provides 23 billion real (4,62 billion euros) of investments between 2024 and 2028. The plan, according to the Brazilian government, seeks to i…
Artificial Intelligence Plan, which foresees 23 billion real investments, seeks to increase processing capacity and reduce dependence on foreign technological infrastructure.
On Thursday, the Brazilian government launched a bid to build one of the top ten supercomputers in the world.
It is about investments of 380 million euros. A good half of it flows into a project with Chinese companies. The US chip company Nvidia also wants to win a tender for itself.
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