A Swedish business consortium and NVIDIA unveiled plans to build new AI infrastructure with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and software in Sweden to transform and prepare the country’s leading industries for the age of AI.
Swedish industry giants AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Saab, SEB, in partnership with Wallenberg Investments, will build the system that will be operated by a joint company to offer secure, sovereign compute access to the industry partners. The intention is that the first phase of the deployment will be two NVIDIA DGX SuperPODs featuring NVIDIA’s latest generation Grace Blackwell GB300 systems, making it the largest enterprise AI supercomputer in Sweden once operational. It will be used to run compute-heavy AI workloads to speed up processes such as training of domain specific AI models and large-scale inference, including reasoning AI.
“Investing in cutting-edge AI infrastructure is a crucial step toward accelerating the development and adoption of AI across Swedish industry. We believe this initiative will generate valuable spillover effects—by enabling upskilling, fostering new collaborations, and strengthening the broader national AI ecosystem”, said Marcus Wallenberg, Chair of Wallenberg Investments.
“As electricity powered the industrial age and the Internet fueled the digital age, AI is the engine of the next industrial revolution. Through the visionary initiative of Wallenberg Investments and Sweden’s industry leaders, the country is building its first AI infrastructure—laying the foundation for breakthroughs across science, industry, and society, and securing Sweden’s place at the forefront of the AI era," said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.
The first AI Technology Center in Sweden
The Swedish business consortium and NVIDIA aim to drive new AI innovation in Sweden by building AI competence across industries and fostering knowledge sharing. To support this, NVIDIA plans to establish its first AI Technology Center in Sweden to advance world-class AI research together with the industry partners. NVIDIA will offer access to its experts and hands-on Deep Learning Institute training to upskill AI talent.
AstraZeneca will use the system to spearhead the next generation of AI enabled drug discovery and development involving methods such as foundation model training, multi-model inference and unique data processing capabilities.
Ericsson will leverage its data science expertise to develop and deploy state-of-the-art AI models - improving performance and efficiency and enhancing customer experience. By harnessing the power of AI, Ericsson will enable new business models and use cases, for the billions of end-users that they serve.
Saab will deploy AI methodology to significantly accelerate development of new state-of-the-art defense capabilities, combining advanced AI applications with Saab’s world leading products and platforms.
SEB will use AI as a central part in its ambition to drive productivity enhancement, power new customer offerings and future proof the bank. Securing access to critical infrastructure is a strategically important part of this ambition.
