VILNIUS -- Lithuania will establish a national artificial intelligence (AI) center, dubbed the "AI Factory," to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure and innovation, the Ministry of Economy and Innovation said Wednesday. Share of all Lithuanian companies using AI technologies increased from 4. In addition, in the “Government AI Readiness Index 2024” Lithuania ranked 33rd. A national consortium has secured €65 million in EU co-funding to establish LitAI — a state-of-the-art centre dedicated to developing and applying AI technologies. With a total project value of €130 million, LitAI will be the largest AI facility in the Baltic States, co-financed by the EuroHPC. LitAI Factory aims to transform Lithuania's HPC capabilities into a sovereign AI optimised infrastructure that can meet the needs of national and European ambitions.
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