The Wallenberg family is for the most influential family and investors in Sweden. According to the media, it indirectly controls one third of the Swedish GDP, and the value of their assets is estimated at EUR 250 billion. Over the years, she supported the local left and was one of the sources of success of the Swedish Way of the Guardianship State. Every year, it allocates 2.9 billion crowns (PLN 1.1 billion) to finance scientific research in Sweden. The family has shares in the largest Swedish and international companies, such as: Ericsson, Saab, Electrolux, ABB and Stora Enso. The family also belongs to one of the largest SEB Scandinavian banks, founded in 1856 by Andre Oscar Wallenberg.
According to the Wallenberg Investments family investment vehicle, in the first phase the “Artificial Intelligence Factory” undertaking will consist of launching two AI supercomputers, NVIDIA DGX SuperPod with the latest generation Grace Blackwell GB300 system. Access to high computing power is to enable the business environment to accelerate such processes as teaching AI models.
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Then, in connection with this investment, the creation of the AI Technology and Development Center was announced, where NVIDIA will offer practical training and access to company experts.
– Investing in the most modern AI infrastructure is a key step towards accelerating the development and adoption of artificial intelligence throughout the Swedish industry – emphasized the head of Wallenberg Investments, Marcus Wallenberg.
According to the statement in the Uprising of the Swedish center, the company: Astrazeneca (drugs), Ericsson (telecommunications), Saab (reinforcement), as well as SEB (banking) will be involved. Each of these companies is to use the power of supercomputers to develop their activities.
No other details were disclosed, including the value of the investment or its location.
On Saturday, a visit to Sweden is made by the president of Nvidia Jensen Huang in connection with the awarding of him by the University of Linkopeping the title of doctor honorary. In this city there are Gripen Battle Aircraft Saab.
