Germany is set to announce ​a cooperation agreement ‌with US chipmaker Nvidia next week to ​expand the use ​of artificial intelligence in ⁠German industry, government ​sources said on Friday, ​adding the plan will involve partners beyond Nvidia ​and be a ​major contribution to industrial AI.

Business ‌daily ⁠Handelsblatt, which first reported on the plan, said the deal ​would support ​physical ⁠AI tools for training robots ​and self-driving vehicles ​and ⁠help develop powerful AI models for ⁠industrial ​use.