Dutch AI Firm Textgain Leverages European Supercomputer for accelerated Development
Eindhoven, Netherlands – AI developer Textgain is utilizing teh Jupiter research center’s supercomputing capabilities to rapidly train its artificial intelligence models, achieving speeds comparable to a million smartphones combined. The company’s decision to focus on European infrastructure underscores a commitment to technological independence and highlights the growing potential for AI development within the continent.
Textgain’s work, which includes applications like optimizing Formula 1 car aerodynamics, benefits from the increased accuracy and reliability enabled by enhanced computing power. While more processing capability doesn’t automatically unlock solutions to new problems, it allows for more detailed and dependable simulations, accelerating the design process and improving outcomes. this access, coupled with the Jupiter center’s expertise in optimizing code and settings, reduces the overall computing hours required, bringing Textgain’s AI program closer to completion – a process the company acknowledges will be ongoing.
“Usually it is not the case that with more computing power ‘suddenly’ you can solve a new problem. But a step bigger or more accurate can make the outcome useful,” explained a Textgain representative. “Supposed you want to calculate how the air flow moves along a Formula 1 car. With more details, such a simulation becomes more accurate and reliable, which can definitely help the car to design faster.”
The choice to utilize European resources, rather than more powerful US-based supercomputers, is deliberate. Textgain founder Paul De Pauw emphasized the importance of establishing AI development capabilities within Europe, reducing reliance on American technology. “That is also a bit of principle,” de Pauw stated. “I think it is vital that we also have places in Europe to develop these types of AI programs. We can also see that we can build this in Europe, and are not dependent on the Americans.”
While the netherlands hosts the Snellius supercomputer – capable of nearly 25 petaflops, with a theoretical peak of almost 38 petaflops – it is indeed restricted to non-commercial research applications. Textgain’s partnership with the Jupiter research center provides a commercial pathway to harness meaningful computing power and contribute to Europe’s growing AI landscape.
