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Zhipu AI Launches GLM-Image Model Trained Exclusively on Huawei Ascend Hardware
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Why It Matters
This milestone highlights China's increasing technological independence in critical AI infrastructure, challenging Western dominance in advanced chip technology and potentially reshaping global tech supply chains and geopolitical dynamics.
Key Intelligence
- ■Chinese AI company Zhipu AI has launched its new flagship multimodal model, GLM-Image.
- ■The GLM-Image model was trained entirely on Huawei's domestic Ascend AI computing platform.
- ■This development signifies a major step towards China's goal of achieving self-sufficiency in advanced AI technology.
- ■It demonstrates the growing capability of Chinese companies to provide both cutting-edge AI models and the underlying hardware infrastructure.