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Zhipu AI's GLM-Image Boosts China's Tech Independence

1/15/2026

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Zhipu AI announced GLM-Image, an image-generation model fully trained on Huawei Technologies' domestic chips.
The achievement advances China's goal to reduce reliance on foreign technology amid US export restrictions.
The model was built on Huawei's Ascend Atlas 800T A2 server and uses the MindSpore framework.
Following its recent IPO, Zhipu's shares surged over 80%, signaling investor optimism in China's AI sector.

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Zhipu AI announced GLM-Image, an image-generation model fully trained on Huawei Technologies' domestic chips.
The achievement advances China's goal to reduce reliance on foreign technology amid US export restrictions.
The model was built on Huawei's Ascend Atlas 800T A2 server and uses the MindSpore framework.
Following its recent IPO, Zhipu's shares surged over 80%, signaling investor optimism in China's AI sector.