Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm iFlyTek says it has the only large language models (LLMs) trained completely on a home-grown computing platform, co-developed with Huawei Technologies, marking another step in the industry’s pursuit of self-sufficiency in the face of US restrictions. While most of China’s LLMs are underpinned by computing platforms that include US components … Read more
Huawei Technologies, which was forced to divest its traditional server subsidiary three years ago under pressure from US sanctions, has regained its influence in that sector on the mainland, thanks to the popularity of its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, according to industry analysts. Shares of Digital China Group, one of the major players in China’s … Read more
His comments come as Huawei assumes an increasingly important role in China’s self-sufficiency drive, as Nvidia is unable to ship to the country its advanced GPUs under strict US export restrictions. Huawei first introduced the Ascend chip series in 2019, four months after the company was added to a US trade blacklist. Since then, its … Read more
