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Re:Show HN: Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the comp... by piltdownman on Monday June 15, 2026 @11:45AM (#48543000)
You mean like they've been doing since the 1950s with the the largest physics laboratory in the world (CERN)? Or more to the point, the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) of which 27/27 EU member states participate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_High-Performance_Comp...

Even at the smaller level the ethos and ambition is clear - take EURO-3C: the Horizon Europe project aimed at delivering a pan-European sovereign infrastructure that integrates Telco, Edge, Cloud, and AI capabilities under a federated model which has 70+ Euro-participants.

https://www.medialaws.eu/the-euro-3c-initiative-a-new-dawn-f...

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Re:Show HN: Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the comp... by smashini on Monday June 15, 2026 @12:05PM (#48543289)
Compute 2027 coming soon ;)
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Re:Show HN: Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the comp... by graemep on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:57PM (#48545521)
CERN is not an EU project, predates the EU, and is not located in the EU. EuroHPC JU includes a number of non-EU members.

I think that is the way forward: work with whoever has common interests and is willing to work together.

I think the point is that the EU does not necessarily make cooperation between governments any easier.

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Re:Show HN: Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the comp... by mnewme on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @01:09AM (#48550865)
It is partly located in the EU and primarily funded by European countries
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