欧盟拟投至多300亿欧元建AI超级工厂，规模仅为美国科技巨头支出的约二十分之一

2026-07-31 23:28· 46分钟前· Matthias Bastian

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欧盟委员会启动招标，计划在欧洲建设至多七座AI超级工厂，以大幅扩展欧洲AI算力。欧盟及成员国预计投入至多100亿欧元，并吸引至少200亿欧元私人投资，AMD、Nvidia、Qualcomm已签署意向书，投标截止2026年11月12日，首批设施2027年动工。相比之下，美国主要科技公司今年计划在数据中心上投入超6000亿美元，欧盟约300亿欧元的总规模约为其二十分之一。

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The European Commission has opened bidding to build up to seven so-called AI gigafactories across Europe. The goal is to sharply expand Europe's AI computing capacity. Up to 10 billion euros in EU and national funding is expected to draw at least 20 billion euros in private investment. The facilities would give startups, companies, research institutions, and government agencies access to the infrastructure needed to train and run large AI models. Eighteen member states, including Germany and France, are taking part.

The Commission has also signed letters of intent with AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm to secure access to hardware. Applications are due November 12, 2026, with construction of the first facilities set to begin in 2027. The project is part of the EU's "AI Continent" strategy.

For comparison, major U.S. tech companies alone plan to spend more than $600 billion on data centers this year, and that figure keeps rising. Europe's total package of around 30 billion euros is roughly 20 times smaller. If all that computing power is actually needed, Europe's investment would be a drop in the bucket.