AMD and French Nuclear Scientists to Work Together to Develop Technologies for AI Infrastructures of the Future

AMD announced it has signed a letter of intent with France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to collaborate on advanced technologies, components, and system architectures that will shape the future of AI computing.

The collaboration will leverage the strengths of both organizations in developing energy-efficient systems and technologies for the next-generation computing infrastructure needed to support the world’s most demanding AI workloads in fields ranging from energy to medicine.

AMD and CEA plan to host a symposium in 2025 on the Future of AI Computing, which will bring together European and global technology developers, startups, supercomputing centers, universities and policymakers to strengthen collaboration in developing advanced AI computing technologies.

CEA noted that the collaboration with AMD is a significant step towards strengthening international HPC partnerships, bringing together world-class expertise to meet the growing demands of AI workloads. In turn, AMD emphasized that in collaboration with CEA and leading French engineers, the company aims to bring cutting-edge AI research closer to real-world applications, developing system architectures that meet the demands of future workloads while expanding opportunities for joint research and development between the United States and France.

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France generates most of its electricity from nuclear power plants, which allows it to meet domestic needs and export surpluses abroad. France sees this as a key factor in attracting investors looking to develop the country’s energy-intensive data center infrastructure. According to French President Emmanuel Macron, this will allow the country to host 20% of the world’s data centers. On Monday, Macron announced that private investment in the country’s AI sector will amount to about €109 billion over the next few years.