{"id":8364,"date":"2024-02-09T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T09:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:31:02","slug":"large-ai-grand-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/en\/large-ai-grand-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Large AI Grand Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group alignfull posts-all\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h5 class=\"post-h\">Large AI Grand Challenge<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #b8870b; width: 100px;\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aiboost-project.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project AI-BOOST<\/a>&nbsp;the EU-funded project launched it\u2019s first competition, offering up to \u20ac250K in equity-free funding to up to four high-potential European SMEs and startups that have the technical capacity and experience working on large-scale AI models. Large-scale AI models refer to a new generation of general-purpose AI systems that can adapt to various domains and tasks without significant modification. Thanks to their adaptability, these models hold immense potential to revolutionise various industries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI-BOOST-dealine-extended-768x432-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI-BOOST-dealine-extended-768x432-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI-BOOST-dealine-extended-768x432-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI-BOOST-dealine-extended-768x432-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eurocc.nscc.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI-BOOST-dealine-extended-768x432-1-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable examples of large-scale AI models include OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4 and Meta\u2019s LLaMA 2. It is of strategic importance for European sovereignty to ensure European companies master this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMEs can gain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LUMI<\/strong>: up to two prizes of \u20ac250K and an allocation of 2 million GPU hours per project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumi-supercomputer.eu\/about-lumi\/\">on the LUMI supercomputer <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leonardo<\/strong>: up to two prizes of \u20ac250K and an allocation of 2 million GPU hours per project <a href=\"https:\/\/leonardo-supercomputer.cineca.eu\/\">on the Leonardo supercomputer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The main objective of the AI-BOOST project, which will also open up further calls in the future, is to support scientific progress in the main areas of artificial intelligence. European small and medium-sized enterprises and startups with high potential, which have technical capacities and experience with working on Large-Scale AI models, can apply.<br><br><strong>Call closing date:<\/strong>&nbsp;13.02. 2024, 17:00 CET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aiboost-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AI-BOOST_Guidelines-for-Applicants_v2.pdf\">Guidelines for Applicants<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aiboost-project.eu\/large-ai-grand-challenge\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-9 wp-block-columns\" style=\"font-size:10px\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Large AI Grand Challenge Webinar\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BwaHMEUXnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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