Ant Group, the fintech arm of Alibaba founded by Jack Ma, has achieved a significant breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) using Chinese-made chips. The company's AI research team has successfully developed a deep learning model that can process complex tasks with high accuracy, using a domestically designed chip.
This achievement marks a major milestone for China's chip industry, which has been striving to reduce its reliance on foreign technology. Ant Group's breakthrough demonstrates the potential of Chinese-made chips in powering AI applications, from natural language processing to computer vision.
The AI model developed by Ant Group's researchers is designed to handle complex tasks, such as image recognition and language translation. The model's performance is on par with international standards, according to the company.
Ant Group's achievement is expected to have far-reaching implications for China's tech industry, which has been investing heavily in AI research and development. The company's breakthrough is also seen as a significant step towards reducing China's dependence on foreign chip technology.