Inria Chile strengthens National Supercomputing Capacity for AI: Key ally of the two centers announced by President Gabriel Boric in the 2025 Public Address

Inria Chile celebrates a significant milestone for Chile following the announcement by the President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in his past Public Address, of the creation of two new supercomputing infrastructures for artificial intelligence. As an active member of the two awarded consortia, the Centro de Supercómputo e Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada (CSIAA) and the Laboratorio de Supercómputo para inteligencia artificial SCAI-Lab, Inria Chile reaffirms its commitment to enhancing the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Chile and to promoting bilateral and international cooperation in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI.

The investment, amounting to 14 billion pesos and managed through Corfo, represents the most significant effort by the Chilean State in this matter and establishes an unprecedented high-performance computing (HPC) capacity in the country. The two centres, strategically located in the Metropolitan Region and the Valparaíso Region, will be fundamental for Chile and its ecosystem of research, innovation and startups in artificial intelligence to boost its development, structuring and leadership in Latin America.

Inria Chile, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence

High-performance computing is essential for Inria Chile's work in artificial intelligence: to train models, perform complex simulations, model natural phenomena, and solve problems that require a large amount of computing, which is essential to advance in these fields. AI and high-performance computing (HPC) are two areas of digital sciences that constantly evolve and increasingly complement each other. AI is based on sophisticated algorithms that allow machines to learn from data and perform tasks autonomously. High-performance computing, on the other hand, involves the processing of massive amounts of data at extremely high speeds.

The cross-utilization of AI and HPC offers new opportunities to expand the limits of what computers can achieve, paving the way for new discoveries and technological innovations.

The support of the Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence to the Franco-Chilean ecosystem of supercomputing and AI

The Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence, through Inria Chile, is part of both consortia, supporting with its experience in AI, optimization, and data science to maximize the impact of these new supercomputers. The objective is clear: to foster the creation of value, the development of specialized talent, and the transfer of knowledge to society and industry, ensuring that the advancement of artificial intelligence in Chile is ethical, responsible, and at the service of the common good.

In this regard, Nayat Sánchez-Pi, director of Inria Chile and the Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence, highlighted the strategic importance of this announcement for the structuring and development of the Chilean ecosystem of artificial intelligence.

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This is a foundational moment for the science and technology ecosystem in HPC and AI in Chile. From Inria Chile, we celebrate this decision and reinforce our commitment to the Chilean ecosystem for scientific and technological excellence, the training of talents, the transfer of knowledge, and support for the creation and scaling of scientific-technological startups. Through the Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence, Inria Chile will build a model to connect and share supercomputing infrastructure between France and Chile, and we will strengthen the link between the French and Chilean HPC and AI ecosystems, generating new opportunities, connections, and projects, benefiting all stakeholders in our binational ecosystem.

Nayat Sánchez-Pi

Director of Inria Chile / Director of the Franco-Chilean Binational Center on Artificial Intelligence

New supercomputing infrastructure for Chile: discover the details of the awarded initiatives

Two consortia were awarded the call "Development and management of a national Supercomputing infrastructure specialized in Artificial Intelligence (AI)" promoted by Corfo and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation of Chile, of which Inria Chile is a part. These results were announced during the Public Address by the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, on June 1, 2025.

Learn about the institutions that compose them and the specifics of each one.

Laboratorio de Supercómputo para inteligencia artificial SCAI-LAB

The Laboratorio de Supercómputo para inteligencia artificial SCAI-LAB project will be housed in the National Laboratory of High-Performance Computing (NLHPC) of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the Universidad de Chile, in Santiago, and aims to offer infrastructure for the intensive training of high-power AI models, post-training inference systems, and associated services such as training and user management. Its goal is to develop innovative solutions for strategic sectors such as mining, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and services.

With funding of $7 billion from the State, the consortium led by the Universidad de Chile, the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (CENIA), the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM), the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Red Universitaria Nacional (REUNA), the Universidad de Concepción, and the Universidad de Tarapacá. It has the support of Inria Chile and 64 other public and private institutions: 39 Chilean universities, technical training centers, professional institutes, foundations, research centers, technology transfer centers, and companies.

Centro de Supercómputo e Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada (CSIAA)

The Centro de Supercómputo e Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada (CSIAA), which will be installed in the Valparaíso Region, aims to provide infrastructure for accessible and scalable AI model inference services, focusing on the validation of solutions, collaborative uses with productive sectors, training, and applications in companies, government, and SMEs.

Its mission is to offer advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure (accessible, secure, and adaptable) for companies of all sizes, universities, and public institutions throughout Chile.

The project was led by Tecnoera along with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaís (PUCV) and the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM). It has the support of Inria Chile, the Universidad de Playa Ancha, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad de la Serena, DuocUC, and companies such as Águilas Blancas, Innervycs, and Artificyan. It will operate in Tecnoera's data center in Viña del Mar, with Tier III certification for high availability, and will have funding of $7 billion from the State.