AMD, in partnership with Eviden, announced it has been selected to build France's first exascale supercomputer, named 'Alice Recoque'. [10, 12] The system, which will be Europe's second exascale machine, is a significant step towards the continent's goal of AI sovereignty and will be powered by AMD's next-generation EPYC CPUs and Instinct MI430X GPUs. [8, 10] The €544 million project is funded by a consortium including the EuroHPC JU and the French government. [10] The news comes as AMD's stock has seen a recent decline, entering correction territory along with other AI-related stocks. [5, 9] Despite the market volatility, many analysts maintain a positive long-term outlook on AMD, citing its potential for growth in the expanding artificial intelligence market. [3, 8]