Z.ai completes construction of a 1GW-class AI data center using Chinese chips

Z.ai has completed construction of a 1GW-class AI data center built entirely with Chinese-made chips, with portions already operational to support training of its GLM frontier models. The facility adds to Z.ai's existing computing clusters of 10,000+ chips each, establishing large-scale domestic compute capacity independent of Western chip suppliers.

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