Armenia has begun the practical implementation of the large-scale Firebird AI project after the arrival of the first batch of new generation Nvidia Blackwell graphics accelerators. 1792 GPUs out of the planned 6144 for the first stage of the megaproject, which should become the basis of the future computing cluster for artificial intelligence tasks and high-performance computing, were delivered to "Zvartnots" airport.

Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan announced that the first stage of the project is estimated at approximately $500 million. He noted that the delivery was an important step in the development of the Firebird AI initiative, implemented jointly with project co-founder Alexander Yesayan, and effectively moves the program from planning to the infrastructure deployment phase.

At the next stage, it is planned to expand investments to $4 billion and install about 42 thousand graphics processors. In the future, this could allow Armenia to become one of the five countries in the world with the most powerful data centers for artificial intelligence, strengthening the country's position in global technological competition.