http://Z.ai is building a 1GW-class AI data center using domestic chips and has acquired heterogeneous-computing software firm XCore Sigma. What Bloomberg may miss is the real constraint： http://Z.ai lacks enough training and inference chips， so it must combine whatever hardware it can secure. That makes cross-chip optimization-and raising utilization across mixed systems-a major priority for China over the next two years. These firms are increasingly called "token factories." One of them， Infinigence AI， has raised more than $325 million and is now racing toward an IPO.
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Z.ai正建设1GW级AI数据中心，采用国产芯片并收购了异构计算软件公司XCore Sigma。其真正瓶颈是缺乏足够训练和推理芯片，必须整合可用硬件，因此跨芯片优化与提升混合系统利用率成为中国未来两年的主要优先事项。这类“token工厂”中，Infinigence AI已融资超3.25亿美元并冲刺IPO。
http://Z.ai is building a 1GW-class AI data center using domestic chips and has acquired heterogeneous-computing software firm XCore Sigma. What Bloomberg may miss is the real constraint： http://Z.ai lacks enough training and inference chips， so it must combine whatever hardware it can secure. That makes cross-chip optimization-and raising utilization across mixed systems-a major priority for China over the next two years. These firms are increasingly called "token factories." One of them， Infinigence AI， has raised more than $325 million and is now racing toward an IPO.