Multiverse Computing will increase its workforce by 30% in San Sebastian
The Donostiarra company specializing in quantum software and artificial intelligence plans to hire 60 people next year. The company started in 2019 with four employees and will soon reach 260.
Multiverse Computing, a Donostiarra company specializing in quantum software and artificial intelligence, plans to expand its current workforce in San Sebastian (about 200 employees ). Specifically, 60 more employees will be hired next year to "strengthen European leadership" in compressed Artificial Intelligence (AI) models.
TheSpanish Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Óscar López , announced these growth plans today during a visit to the headquarters of the technology company in the capital of Guipuzcoana, in which the Spanish Governmentrecently invested 59.2 million euros.
Lopezhas been accompanied by the Government delegate in the Basque Country, Marisol Garmendia , and the Sustainability Deputy of Gipuzkoa, Jose Ignacio Asensio , who have known firsthand the explanations and forecasts of expansion of\u00A0 Roman Orus, co-founder and scientific director of the company.
Thecompany is considered the "largest quantum software company in Europe" and the latest compressed models of Artificial Intelligence have allowedcompression of up to 95% . As a result, models are small enough to run locally on mobile phones, automobiles, household appliances and other devices, and are not dependent on the cloud or an Internet connection to deploy AI's advanced capabilities in local environments, minimizing costs and energy consumption.
Minister Oscar Lopez at the company in San Sebastian today. Photo: EFE
Although headquartered in San Sebastian, Multiverse Computing has offices in Paris, London, Munich, Milan, Toronto and San Francisco, and with public financial support, aims to expand its technology to both America and Asia, as well as strengthen research and investment in R & D.
When it was created in 2019, the technology company, which had only four employees, estimates that it will soon reach 300 highly qualified direct and 1,000 indirect jobs at its headquarters in Gipuzkoa.You might like
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