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Jaif: German AI Infrastructure for Start-up, Industry and Researchers

23/04/2025

Europe wants to be left in the AI region and does not want to depend on USA companies. Therefore, the AI is an action plan for the continent. This includes construction of AI factory. Such Zulich is designed for about 55 million euros. The Executive Vice President of the European Commission for technical sovereignty, safety and democracy, Henna Virkunan has observed construction progress: a container filled with GPU accelerator from NVidia and cable.

Julich’s factory is called Jaif-Jupiter AI Factory. The Jupiter is a supercomputer of the Juelich Research Center, which is attached to the AI factory. Jupiter stands for the joint venture pioneer for innovative and transformational accessel research. The supercomputer already contains two modules clusters and boosters and is to be expanded to include cloud platforms for applications-this is the name of Jarvis (Jupiter Advanced Research Vehicle for Invention Services). This means that the training of the AI model runs in the booster module, which includes 24,000 NVidia GH 200. Because AI algorithms do with simple data formats such as FP8 and INT8, the system receives high output of 40 trillions of arithmetic operations per second (40 exaflops). Conclusion, ie AI and Downstream Processes such as processing for finance tuning, then run through Jarvis.

These cables connect Jupiter to the outside world. They get out of container construction.

(Image: EMW)

Simplification for technical regulation

Henna Virkun can visit a cupboard filled with chips on a helmet and warning vest visit. Everything is still under construction; The system should be ready for approval in the coming weeks. But it is still unclear when it will actually be opened. However, Virkunus congratulates: This is the first European AI factory to be operated by an Excise Computer- “One of the most powerful and most energy-skilled super computers in the world.” He was sure that Europe could keep it with AI. There is a very strong traditional industry, you just have to make sure that you combine it with new techniques.

For example, the OpenGPT-X Teuken-7B research project is already trained on Jupiter. It is a European, large voice model that especially understands local languages. Not only Veerakuns believe in Europe, but are also responsible for the Jupiter Research Center, which has Jupiter and their J-Shakhas, see the great opportunities. Talents and technology had better models and applications with better data than the USA’s larger corporations, which had huge amounts of data.

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So that they have no benefit for regulation and bureaucracy, European laws should be simplified. This includes the AI Act. The ordinance for AI regulation has not yet been fully used, so it must be adjusted in advance. In addition, new examples should help in implementation and compliance. But the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is also not spared, confirming Virkunas, which supervisors have been assuming for a few weeks. Overlapping laws should be adapted. You have to make high quality data safe and wisely useable.

Capacity is not enough for all

Jaif aims to strengthen research and industry in strategically important areas of application of AI, according to a press release. It is about the areas of health, energy, climate change, education, media, public sector and finance. Only those who reach computing power are suspicious. When asked, the question has arisen many times. Finally, it is clearly not yet responded. The research center will definitely provide training courses and appropriate advice. The public and private sector are funded.

A total of 13 AI factories are planned across Europe, including a second German system with hammerrahai in Stutgart HLRS. They all should create a consistent network. “AI requires speed, and we are proud that Jupiter is built in a flash and calculates at the speed of lightning,” is called Cobus Kupers, a member of the board of Julich Research Center. A “open innovation ecosystem becomes an ecosystem that combines scientific excellence, economic additional value and social benefits” for Jaif AI. The fact that the network should be even larger, can be heard several times during the tour.

Overview of AI factories employed in Europe. Germany is twice.

(Image: Eurohpc Zoo)

Jaif is taken care of and conducted by various features. In addition to the Julich Supercuting Center (JSC), Ki-Center, Fraunhofer Institute for Application Information Technology (FIT) and Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS) and Hession Center for Archaeological Intelligence (IAIS) and Hession Center for Archaeological Intelligence (IAIS), The AI Service Center, Hessian Institute and Artification for Machine Learning and Machine Learning Institute.