THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDUSTRY

Transformative
Oriented Research

THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

AI4I has been founded by the Italian Government to perform transformative application-oriented research in Artificial Intelligence.

AI4I is set to engage and empower gifted, entrepreneurial, young researchers who commit to produce an impact at the intersection of science, innovation, and industrial transformation.

Highly competitive pay, bonus incentives, access to dedicated high-performance computing, state-of-the-art laboratories, industrial collaborations, and an ecosystem tailored to support the initiation and growth of startups stand out as some of the distinctive features of AI4I.

AI4I Functions

AI4I Distinctive Features

AI4I was established to promote the integration of AI into processes, products, and services across Italy's industrial landscape, with a particular focus on the manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive sectors.

Multiple Functions

Science, Innovation, Industrial Impact

Our Mission

A productive and sustainable combination between curiosity driven and application-oriented research

Vision, Orchestration, and Flow

AI4I as an Evolving Network of Contracts and Collaborative Agreements

Design

A Portfolio of Independent, Interconnect Research Units

Distinctive Features

System for User Knowledge Connecting Corporates with Innovative AI Providers and Startups

THE AI4I PLATFORM

NEWS

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August 10, 2026

AI4I and Unioncamere announce a national model to accelerate AI adoption among Italian SMEs

The strategic collaboration scales up the AI Match pilot developed in Turin and builds on AI4I’s SUK platform to connect business needs with qualified AI solutions across Italy. On…

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July 30, 2026

AI4I at the Italian Chamber of Deputies Hearing on the National Implementation of the AI Act

On 22 July 2026, Fabio Pammolli, President of AI4I, took part in a hearing held by the joint Transport and Productive Activities Committees of the Italian Chamber of Deputies…

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July 24, 2026

Il Sole 24 Ore Highlights SUK, AI4I’s Technology Transfer Platform for Italian SMEs

The national newspaper spotlights AI4I's System for User Knowledge (SUK) as the engine of a new technology transfer model developed with Unioncamere to accelerate AI adoption across Italian SMEs. …

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July 23, 2026

AI4I: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Case Confirms That Safety and Research Must Advance Together

The recent incident involving OpenAI and Hugging Face represents an important warning for the scientific and technological community, confirming that AI security must progress in parallel with the capabilities of…

Giulia Capaldi

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July 17, 2026

AI Match Cuneo 2026: Supporting SMEs in Adopting AI

Following the launch of AI Match Turin, the National AI Match Program is now expanding to the Province of Cuneo with the goal of supporting local micro, small, and medium-sized…

Giulia Capaldi

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July 16, 2026

AI4I Presents AI Foundry Peano, Among the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers

On 16 July 2026, AI4I officially unveiled AI Foundry Peano, its advanced computing infrastructure designed to accelerate the development, validation and deployment of next-generation artificial intelligence. Presented during a…

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In December 2024, AI4I found its headquarters in the spaces of the Officine OGR Tech in Turin, promoting synergy on a scientific and technological level.

AI4I@OGR

AI4I is located in the stunning OGR-Tech Hub, in the heart of the city of Turin, a scenic and innovative city renowned for its scientific, industrial, and technological ecosystems, as well as for its growing number of startups, research laboratories, incubators, accelerators, venture capital funds, and corporate ventures.

Turin.
An Industrial
Capital.

AI4Industry

TIMELINE

The Institute was presented on May 3, 2024, in Turin, in the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance, the Minister for Business and Made in Italy and the Minister of University and Research.

AI4I reached an agreement that makes Officine OGR Tech in Turin the Institute’s new headquarters. AI4I joins a hub of innovation that already hosts large companies and startups, promoting synergy on a scientific and technological level.

AI4I appointed Antonio Calegari as founding director and signed key partnerships with the interuniversity consortium Cineca in Bologna and the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa. The Institute is ready to enter its operational phase in 2025.