{"id":"dossiers/PL8518","title":"PL8518 — AI Factory","type":"dossier","html":"<p>Bill 8518 (\"AI Factory\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 25 June 2025.</p>\n<p>Sittings: <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-25-n089\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-25-n089\">Sitting of 25 June 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-25-n090\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-25-n090\">Sitting of 25 June 2025</a></p>\n<h2>Debate</h2>\n<h3>25 June 2025 — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fdigital-and-ai\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/digital-and-ai\">Digital policy and artificial intelligence</a></h3>\n<p>The Chamber debated and adopted bill 8518 financing the MeluXina-AI supercomputer and the national AI Factory, by 58 votes to none with 2 abstentions from déi Lénk.</p>\n<p>André Bauler (DP), stating that the country must not fall behind on artificial intelligence:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Lëtzebuerg däerf op dësem Feld schonn eleng aus Attraktivitéitsgrënn den Uschloss net verpassen, an et ass an dëse Kader, wou sech den neie Superrechner aschreift, de MeluXina-AI, an déi domat verbonnen AI Factory.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Luxembourg must not miss the connection in this field, for reasons of attractiveness alone, and it is in that framework that the new supercomputer MeluXina-AI and the AI Factory linked to it belong.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-25-n090\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-25-n090\">Sitting of 25 June 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fandre-bauler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/andre-bauler\">André Bauler</a>, DP</p>\n<p>Diane Adehm (CSV), stating that the bill strengthens European sovereignty in technology:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mir stäerken also eis europäesch Souveränitéit am Tech-Beräich.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>So we are strengthening our European sovereignty in the tech field.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-25-n090\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-25-n090\">Sitting of 25 June 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdiane-adehm\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/diane-adehm\">Diane Adehm</a>, CSV</p>\n<p>Tom Weidig (ADR), welcoming the government initiative to invest in the supercomputer:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Duerfir begréisse mir ausdrécklech dës Initiativ vun der Regierung a vum Minister Delles, an déi néideg Hardware-Infrastruktur, e Supercomputer aus Grafikskaarte mam Numm MeluXina-AI, ze investéieren.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>That is why we expressly welcome this initiative by the government and by Minister Delles to invest in the necessary hardware infrastructure, a supercomputer made of graphics cards called MeluXina-AI.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2025-06-25-n090\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2025-06-25-n090\">Sitting of 25 June 2025</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftom-weidig\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/tom-weidig\">Tom Weidig</a>, ADR</p>\n<h2>Votes</h2>\n<h3>Main vote: PL 8518 - AI Factory</h3>\n<p>25 June 2025 — Premier vote constitutionnel.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">21</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dp\">DP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Flsap\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/lsap\">LSAP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">5</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-greng\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-greng\">déi gréng</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">4</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fpiraten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/piraten\">Piraten</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-lenk\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-lenk\">déi Lénk</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>58</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>2</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>\n<p>No deputy voted against the majority of their party in this vote.</p>"}