AI Challenge Competition: Online Info Sessions
Are you ready to compete for a grand prize of €100,000 in the AI Challenge Competition? To help you navigate the application process and submit a winning Concept Note, we are hosting a series of dedicated info webinars. Main Info Session (English): Date: 22 July 2026 – 11:00 AM Register here: f6s.com/ai-challenge-competition-info-webinar To support our […]
Frontier AI Grand Challenge: The Winner is Out
We are thrilled to finally announce the winner of the Frontier AI Grand Challenge. After reviewing several promising proposals, one standout project has been selected to train a frontier AI model that will outperform state-of-the-art models. Meet the Winner EUROPA by Domyn, Fraunhofer IAIS and Fraunhofer IIS. The winning proposal was submitted by DOMYN, who will integrate a fully EU-controlled […]
AI-BOOST together with EuroHPC launches “Frontier AI Grand Challenge “to build sovereign 400b+ parameter models
The European Commission, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and the AI-BOOST project announce the launch of the Frontier AI Grand Challenge, a major EU-wide initiative designed to bridge the strategic gap in high-end AI development. By providing massive computational power and support, the challenge aims to foster the creation of sovereign, general-purpose European AI models that […]
Gen AI Innovation Challenges Workshop with ADRA
AI-BOOST and ADRA – AI-Data-Robotics-Association co-organised the Gen AI Innovation Challenges Workshop, focused on leveraging Generative AI to boost European industrial competitiveness, emphasising the necessity of aligning technological development with core European values like trust, sustainability, and inclusion. The event featured industry use-cases, insights from the EC, a winner from the Large AI Grand Challenge, […]
Tilde has successfully trained TildeOpen
Back in the beginning of 2024, TILDE was one of the winners of the LARGE AI GRAND CHALLENGE, a competition that awarded each of its winners €250k in prize money and exclusive access to Europe’s top tier supercomputers to train their AI model. In September 2025, TILDE announced the release of TildeOpen, a 30-billion-parameter open-source model built […]
AI-BOOST meets AI factories: The engine behind Europe’s AI-Continent strategy
As the global artificial intelligence (AI) race intensifies, Europe is deploying an ambitious strategy to assert leadership: the AI-Continent Action Plan. At its core, this initiative is a continent-wide industrial policy designed to infuse AI across strategic sectors—such as manufacturing, mobility, energy, and healthcare, thereby boosting Europe’s technological sovereignty, productivity, and competitiveness. Central to its […]
Partner with AI-BOOST: Empower Europe’s AI Future
Europe’s AI revolution is happening now, and AI-BOOST invites visionary sponsors to lead the charge. Join a bold initiative that connects your strategic vision with the Europe’s brightest AI innovators to co-create impactful, market-ready solutions. What is AI-BOOST? Imagine AI competitions powered by real industry challenges where startups and experts come together to solve your […]
ECMLPKDD 2025, promoted by INESC TEC
It is called ECML PKDD – European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases -, and it is the largest European conference in machine learning. The event, promoted by INESC TEC, one of the AI-BOOST partners, will take place between September 15 and 19, 2025, in Porto; the submission […]
The Trust Equation: Generative AI’s dilema
Trust in computers is now on the other side of its origins Computer inventors and manufacturers struggled to find a market and build customer trust. The UNIVAC was the first computer specifically designed for business applications, and the Remington Rand Company partnered with CBS (the TV chain) to explore ways to promote it. One of […]
Large AI Grand Challenge – The winners are out!
The European Commission announced the winners of the Large AI Grand Challenge: four innovative AI startups from Europe will share the prize of €1 million and 8 million computational hours, advancing Europe’s leadership in AI development. Today, Commissioner Thierry Breton awarded the Large AI Grand Challenge winners in a ceremony held at Berlaymont in Brussels. […]