Austria's AI factory: This is how Vienna becomes a hotspot of artificial intelligence!

Austria's AI factory: This is how Vienna becomes a hotspot of artificial intelligence!

In a future -oriented step for the domestic innovation landscape, the "Ai Factory Austria" is launched in Austria. This ambitious project, which is realized under the roof of Advanced Computing Austria (ACA) and the AIT, aims to strengthen the AI ​​ecosystem in Austria. Already in September the kick-off will be pending for the AI ​​factory, which will lay the foundation for a variety of services in the field of artificial intelligence. The first services will be available from October, as our colleague: inside of krone.de report.

The EU contributes a considerable amount of 40 million euros to finance the project, supported by the Federal Government. A total of 30 million euros will flow into software services for data management, AI applications and the establishment of an AI hub that will offer comprehensive consultations and support in ethical and regulatory issues. In the future, Vienna will have a central point of contact for everyone who deals with AI.

the AI ​​hub as the heart of the project

The AI ​​hub will be much more than just an office. It is designed as a co-working space and is intended to include an area of ​​1,500 to 2,500 square meters, which is available from January 2026. Here, innovative teams should come together to work on joint projects, to maintain training and to use access to the supercomputer. Markus Stöhr, the project manager, emphasizes that the AI ​​Factory should act as a workshop and laboratory for new ideas-a real place to meet researchers, start-ups and companies.

But that's not all: the purchase of an AI-optimized supercomputer is also planned, the investment of which is also future-oriented. It is to be put into operation at the Technical University of Vienna in January 2027. The fields of application of the project are mixed and range from biotechnology to industrial production to questions in the area of ​​public administration.

a European network in focus

The AI ​​Factory Austria is part of a large-scale European project that includes a total of 13 AI factories in various EU countries. These factories are intended to increase the competitiveness of Europe in the field of artificial intelligence, as the European Commission emphasizes. "We want to become a leader in the AI ​​worldwide," explains Henna Virkkuns, Executive Vice President of the Commission, who recently looked at the developments in Jupiter AI Factory in Germany. Deutschland.de European AI future were discussed.

The focus is not only on large companies, but also on small and medium-sized companies as well as start-ups, which, with the support of the new AI hub, are able to develop trustworthy AI models. With a clear focus on ethical standards and innovation, the EU wants to secure not only the technological but also the economic connection in global competition.

Vienna has also successfully applied for the settlement of an "Ai Gigafactory", which should have even greater computing power and automation capacities. In Europe, up to five such gigafactories are to be created, which is an exciting perspective for Austria. The next steps in the selection process are planned for the fourth quarter of 2025, with a possible commissioning 2028.

The future of artificial intelligence in Austria takes shape - and it remains exciting how the AI ​​Factory Austria will develop!