【环球财经】巴西国家开发银行批准人工智能信贷创历史新高

Group 1 - The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) has approved approximately 1 billion reais (around 1.3 billion yuan) in financing support for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry chain from June 2023 to June 2024, covering hardware manufacturing, system integration, application development, and infrastructure construction [1][2] - The financing support primarily comes from BNDES's "Mais Inovação" program, with integrators and application developers receiving the highest amount of financing, totaling 561 million reais (approximately 730 million yuan), including fintech and health tech companies that embed AI technology into end services [1] - In the hardware sector, BNDES has approved 258 million reais (around 340 million yuan) to support local chip manufacturing, embedded systems, and supercomputer construction, along with 180 million reais (approximately 230 million yuan) allocated for cloud computing and data center infrastructure investments [1] Group 2 - The Brazilian government's "2024-2028 National AI Plan" aims to invest 23 billion reais (approximately 29.9 billion yuan) in the AI sector by 2028, focusing on enhancing public service efficiency, social inclusion, and technological autonomy [1] - The plan includes the establishment of a high-performance supercomputer to support large-scale data processing and advanced algorithm development, facilitating the acceleration of technological evolution in research institutions and enterprises [2] - BNDES President Aloysio Mercadante emphasized that AI is enhancing productivity and creating quality job opportunities in high-value-added industries, highlighting Brazil's unique advantages in renewable energy for potential breakthroughs in several cutting-edge AI fields [2]