AMD and the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) to Collaborate on the Future of AI Compute
AMD and France's Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on advancing next-generation AI computing architectures. The partnership aims to develop energy-efficient systems for handling intensive AI workloads across various sectors including energy and medicine.
The collaboration will focus on technological advancements in next-generation AI compute infrastructure. Both organizations plan to host a symposium in 2025, bringing together European stakeholders, global technology providers, startups, supercomputing centers, universities, and policymakers to foster collaboration on AI computing technologies.
This initiative reinforces AMD's commitment to international collaborations that accelerate AI innovation, promote sustainability, and strengthen cooperation between U.S. and European research institutions.
AMD e il Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) francese hanno firmato una Lettera di Intenti per collaborare nello sviluppo delle architetture di calcolo AI di prossima generazione. L'obiettivo della partnership è quello di sviluppare sistemi energeticamente efficienti per gestire carichi di lavoro intensivi in AI in vari settori, tra cui l'energia e la medicina.
La collaborazione si concentrerà sui progressi tecnologici nell'infrastruttura di calcolo AI di prossima generazione. Entrambe le organizzazioni prevedono di ospitare un simposio nel 2025, riunendo i portatori di interesse europei, i fornitori di tecnologia globali, le startup, i centri di supercalcolo, le università e i responsabili politici per promuovere la collaborazione sulle tecnologie di calcolo AI.
Questa iniziativa rafforza l'impegno di AMD verso collaborazioni internazionali che accelerano l'innovazione in AI, promuovono la sostenibilità e rafforzano la cooperazione tra le istituzioni di ricerca statunitensi ed europee.
AMD y el Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) de Francia han firmado una Carta de Intención para colaborar en el avance de las arquitecturas de computación AI de próxima generación. La asociación tiene como objetivo desarrollar sistemas de eficiencia energética para manejar cargas de trabajo intensivas en AI en diversos sectores, incluidos la energía y la medicina.
La colaboración se centrará en los avances tecnológicos en la infraestructura de cálculo AI de próxima generación. Ambas organizaciones planean organizar un simposio en 2025, reuniendo a las partes interesadas europeas, proveedores de tecnología globales, startups, centros de supercomputación, universidades y responsables de políticas para fomentar la colaboración en tecnologías de computación AI.
Esta iniciativa refuerza el compromiso de AMD con colaboraciones internacionales que aceleren la innovación en AI, promuevan la sostenibilidad y fortalezcan la cooperación entre las instituciones de investigación de EE. UU. y Europa.
AMD와 프랑스의 원자력 에너지 및 대체 에너지 위원회(CEA)가 차세대 AI 컴퓨팅 아키텍처를 발전시키기 위한 협력의사를 담은 서한을 체결했습니다. 이 파트너십의 목표는 에너지 효율적인 시스템을 개발하여 에너지와 의학을 포함한 여러 분야의 집약적인 AI 작업 부하를 처리하는 것입니다.
협력은 차세대 AI 컴퓨팅 인프라의 기술 발전에 중점을 둘 것입니다. 두 조직은 2025년에 심포지엄을 개최할 계획으로, 유럽의 이해관계자, 글로벌 기술 제공자, 스타트업, 초고속 컴퓨팅 센터, 대학 및 정책 입안자들을 모아 AI 컴퓨팅 기술에 대한 협력을 촉진할 예정입니다.
이 이니셔티브는 AI 혁신을 가속화하고, 지속 가능성을 촉진하며, 미국과 유럽의 연구 기관 간 협력을 강화하는 AMD의 국제 협력에 대한 의지를 강화합니다.
AMD et le Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) de France ont signé une lettre d'intention pour collaborer à l'avancement des architectures de calcul AI de prochaine génération. Ce partenariat vise à développer des systèmes écoénergétiques pour gérer des charges de travail intensives en AI dans divers secteurs, y compris l'énergie et la médecine.
La collaboration se concentrera sur les avancées technologiques dans l'infrastructure de calcul AI de prochaine génération. Les deux organisations prévoient d'organiser un symposium en 2025, rassemblant des parties prenantes européennes, des fournisseurs de technologie mondiaux, des startups, des centres de supercalcul, des universités et des décideurs pour favoriser la collaboration sur les technologies de calcul AI.
Cette initiative renforce l'engagement d'AMD envers les collaborations internationales qui accélèrent l'innovation en AI, promeuvent la durabilité et renforcent la coopération entre les institutions de recherche américaines et européennes.
AMD und das Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) aus Frankreich haben eine Absichtserklärung zur Zusammenarbeit bei der Weiterentwicklung von KI-Computing-Architekturen der nächsten Generation unterzeichnet. Das Ziel dieser Partnerschaft ist die Entwicklung von energieeffizienten Systemen zur Bewältigung intensiver KI-Lasten in verschiedenen Sektoren, darunter Energie und Medizin.
Die Zusammenarbeit wird sich auf technologische Fortschritte in der KI-Computing-Infrastruktur der nächsten Generation konzentrieren. Beide Organisationen planen, 2025 ein Symposium abzuhalten, um europäische Interessenvertreter, globale Technologieanbieter, Startups, Supercomputing-Zentren, Universitäten und politische Entscheidungsträger zusammenzubringen, um die Zusammenarbeit bei KI-Computing-Technologien zu fördern.
Diese Initiative stärkt AMDs Engagement für internationale Kooperationen, die die KI-Innovation beschleunigen, die Nachhaltigkeit fördern und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen US-amerikanischen und europäischen Forschungseinrichtungen stärken.
- Strategic partnership with major French research institution strengthens AMD's position in European AI market
- Potential development of new energy-efficient AI computing architectures
- Expansion of international research and development opportunities
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This strategic collaboration between AMD and CEA marks a significant advancement in AMD's AI computing capabilities and European market presence. The partnership addresses two critical aspects of future AI development: energy-efficient computing architectures and sovereign AI solutions.
The focus on energy-efficient systems for AI workloads is particularly strategic given the increasing scrutiny of data centers' power consumption. With AI training costs estimated to double every 3-4 months, developing more efficient architectures could provide AMD with a significant competitive advantage in the high-performance computing market.
The collaboration has several strategic implications:
- Strengthens AMD's position against NVIDIA in the AI chip market by leveraging CEA's expertise in nuclear research and high-performance computing
- Advances AMD's sovereign AI initiative in Europe, important as regions seek technological independence
- Provides access to CEA's world-class research facilities and talent pool
- Positions AMD favorably amid increasing US-EU tech collaboration efforts
The planned 2025 symposium signals AMD's commitment to building a comprehensive AI ecosystem in Europe, potentially accelerating the adoption of its technologies in the region. This move could help AMD capture a larger share of the European AI chip market, where data sovereignty and local partnerships are increasingly valued.
— Technology leaders explore research partnership to advance next-generation AI computing architectures —
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) of France to collaborate on the advanced technologies, component and system architectures that will shape the future of AI computing. The collaboration will leverage the strengths of both organizations to push the boundaries on energy-efficient systems needed to support the world’s most compute-intensive AI workloads in fields from energy to medicine.
Through this initiative, AMD and CEA will engage in a structured collaboration, focused on technological advancements on next generation AI compute infrastructure. AMD and CEA also are planning a symposium on the future of AI compute in 2025 that will convene European stakeholders and global technology providers, startups, supercomputing centers, universities and policy makers to accelerate collaboration around state-of-the-art and emerging AI computing technologies.
“AI computing continues to drive innovation across industries, and international collaboration is critical to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible," said Ralph Wittig, Corporate Fellow and head of research, AMD. "Through this collaboration with CEA and leading French engineers, we aim to bring cutting-edge AI research closer to real-world applications by advancing system architectures that meet the demands of tomorrow’s AI workloads, while growing the joint research and development opportunities between the U.S. and France.”
“CEA is committed to driving innovation in AI computing by advancing next-generation technologies opening the road for disruptive architectures that balance performance and energy efficiency. Our collaboration with AMD represents a significant step toward fostering international cooperation in high-performance computing, bringing together world-class expertise to address the growing demands of AI workloads," said Julie Galland, Director of the Technological Research division at CEA, "By combining CEA’s research leadership with AMD’s cutting-edge technology, we aim to develop breakthrough solutions that will shape the future of AI computing in Europe and beyond."
This effort underscores the AMD commitment to fostering international collaborations that accelerate AI innovation, making AI more inclusive and sustainable, and strengthening cooperation, in particular, between the United States and European research institutions.
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