Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips


FILE PHOTO: The FPT Headquarters is pictured in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen/File Photo

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia's graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday.

FPT plans to use Nvidia's support to boost AI research in Vietnam with the aim of developing AI applications and solutions at the planned data centre factory, including for generative AI and autonomous driving, the firms said in a joint statement.

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