Unicorn Z.ai adapts models for Huawei chips to broaden China’s AI ecosystem

Aug 9, 2025

Chinese unicorn Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has adapted its GLM artificial intelligence models for Huawei Technologies’ semiconductors, bolstering the country’s broad push for technology self-sufficiency. Beijing-based Z.ai said its GLM models were now compatible with Huawei’s Ascend processors, which are used on AI servers, and Kirin chips that run inside smartphones and laptops, according to the start-up’s statement on Saturday. “The tie-up marks a major breakthrough in cloud-device...

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