Bucharest National Research Institute: The Romanian AI Factory could be ready for use in 2027

The Romanian AI Factory infrastructure, the first national project dedicated to artificial intelligence, could be completed and ready for use in 2027, Adrian Victor Vevera, director general of ICI Bucharest, said at the “Digital Finance in Central and Eastern Europe” Forum.

The European project is coordinated nationally by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, the host entity of the infrastructure. The consortium also includes the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest and other partners, which are working on developing artificial intelligence applications.

Romanian AI Factory aims to support research, specialist training and the use of AI in economic and administrative activities. The infrastructure is expected to enable the processing of confidential data and the development of applications that would strengthen Romania’s autonomy in the field of data and AI technologies.

Vevera stressed that final decisions must remain under human control, while autonomous systems must include shutdown mechanisms and robust cybersecurity measures. Mihnea Alexandru Moisescu of Politehnica Bucharest expressed the same reservation, arguing that AI is not yet mature enough to make independent decisions with a major impact.

Meanwhile, the ASF is already using AI tools to analyse financial data, monitor information published by companies and identify unusual behaviour in the markets.