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ASTROLIFE™ UNIVERSE | Strategic Series II | 6/36 EuroHPC: The Computing Power Behind Europe's Sovereign Intelligence Artificial Intelligence is only as capable as the computing infrastructure that supports it. Without sovereign computing power, Europe cannot guarantee technological independence, scientific leadership or operational resilience. Algorithms require compute. Innovation requires compute. Strategic autonomy requires compute. This is the mission of EuroHPC. More than a supercomputing initiative, EuroHPC is becoming the computational backbone of Europe's digital sovereignty. Its objective extends beyond building faster machines. It is about providing Europe with the capacity to develop, train and deploy advanced AI models using infrastructure that remains under European governance and aligned with European values. The emergence of AI Factories marks the next stage of this evolution. By integrating high-performance computing, AI accelerators, secure data infrastructures and advanced software ecosystems, Europe is creating an environment where research, industry, startups and public institutions can innovate without depending exclusively on external computational capabilities. EuroHPC enables: • Training of foundation and domain-specific AI models. • Scientific discovery at unprecedented scale. • Digital twins for industry, healthcare, energy and climate. • Real-time analysis for critical infrastructures. • Advanced cybersecurity simulation and resilience testing. • Secure collaboration across Member States. The strategic value of EuroHPC is not measured only in petaflops or exaflops. Its true value lies in reducing strategic dependence while strengthening Europe's ability to generate knowledge, innovation and operational capability. Computing power is becoming a geopolitical asset. Nations able to control advanced compute will increasingly shape the future of Artificial Intelligence. Those unable to do so will depend on infrastructures, technologies and strategic decisions made elsewhere. Europe has recognised this reality. EuroHPC is therefore not simply an investment in supercomputers. It is an investment in Europe's long-term capacity to innovate, compete and protect its technological sovereignty. Sovereign Intelligence cannot exist without sovereign computing. EuroHPC provides the computational foundation upon which Europe's trusted AI future will be built. Next publication (7/36): Federated Edge AI — Bringing Sovereign Intelligence Closer to Critical Operations AstroLife™ Universe Building Trusted AI Infrastructures for Europe. #EuroHPC #HighPerformanceComputing #SovereignAI #EuropeanInnovation #StrategicAutonomy