GoKawiilAlibaba and China Telecom are launching a data center in southern China powered by the e-commerce giant's own chips, as the country ramps up its focus on homegrown AI infrastructure.
The facility, announced on Tuesday, will feature 10,000 of Alibaba's Zhenwu semiconductors which are designed for AI training and inferencing along with the ability to support AI models the size of hundreds of billions of parameters.
These are among some of the largest models out there and underscore how China's biggest tech players are advancing their own AI semiconductor technology as Beijing intensifies its push for self-sufficiency.
Over the past few years, the U.S. has looked to restrict China's access to key semiconductor technology, including AI chips from Nvidia , which has accelerated the country's efforts to develop domestic alternatives.