HPE and ORNL explore AI factories and sovereign data control
hpe and oak ridge national laboratory discussed 'ai factories' at mit's emtech ai conference. the session focused on balancing data ownership with secure data flows for enterprise and government ai. chris davidson of hpe emphasized sovereign ai as a strategic imperative for national scale and governance.
HPE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) detailed the concept of 'AI factories' at MIT Technology Review's EmTech AI conference. Chris Davidson, HPE VP of HPC & AI, and Arjun Shankar, ORNL Division Director, explored how enterprises and governments are securing data pipelines to build sovereign AI capabilities. Davidson highlighted HPE's strategy for integrating Cray exascale systems to support secure, national-grade AI infrastructure.