Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world around us: how we innovate, how we work and how we tackle the major challenges of our time. To realise that potential, we need an integrated infrastructure. ‘The Future of Compute’ is therefore the prerequisite for scientific excellence, industrial competitiveness and strategic autonomy. By investing in it, we can shape the future of AI, rather than merely consuming it.
‘Future of Compute’ is about hybrid systems in which semiconductors, quantum computing, integrated photonics, neuromorphic computing and high-performance computing (HPC) work together. Each technology is deployed where it is at its strongest. The Netherlands is well placed to capitalise on this: the knowledge base, the companies and the infrastructure are all in place. What is still lacking is coherence: a single shared vision that links existing programmes.