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Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 AI Chip and Plans New Model
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THE BRIEF
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Alibaba Group unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI chip via its T-Head semiconductor unit, pitching it as China’s most powerful processor with tripled performance over its predecessor.
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The Chinese internet giant committed to training a new AI model with between five and ten trillion parameters while expanding its global data centre capacity.
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The announcement follows Alibaba's recent quarterly report showing a 75% drop in net profit alongside strong commercialisation of AI capabilities and a 45% growth in external cloud revenue.