Behind the announcement of the AION consortium and its ambition to build European AI Gigafactories lies not merely a collaboration but a strategic battle for control over computing power—the true fuel of the AI economy. Europe is set to publish its €10 billion call for proposals shortly. This is a major signal. Ardian, Artefact, Bull, Capgemini, EDF, Iliad Group, Orange, and Scaleway announce the creation of the AION consortium to submit a French bid under the European AI Gigafactories program. Behind this announcement lies a much broader battle over control of the computing power that will fuel Europe’s AI economy. The continent’s economic sovereignty now hinges…
