Canada to join EU network of supercomputers

BRUSSELS— The European Union and Canada are teaming up on compute power — a key element for training artificial intelligence models — with Canada set to join the EU's supercomputer network. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday Canada "will now become part of this network", confirming a POLITICO report from earlier this week that both sides were discussing the country's entry into the European supercomputing network. Canada joining "enables Canadian industry, startups and researchers to access European supercomputing," von der Leyen said. "Paired with Canada's pioneering AI industry, this would allow us to develop highly competitive, innovative and safe AI systems.