Huawei’s Founder Talks Up AI’s Significance
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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s 80-year-old founder emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) during a talk with a group of contestants at a programming competition, reflecting the Chinese company’s strong interest in the technology, which is playing a part in expanding its revenue base as U.S. sanctions continue to bite.
During a recent symposium with college students who took part in this year’s ICPC Challenge Championship, which was jointly organized by International Collegiate Programming Contest and Huawei in mid-October, Ren Zhengfei described the global embrace of AI as “inexorable” as the development of technologies such as chips and computing architecture is “accelerating the arrival of an intelligent era,” according to a readout published Thursday on the website of ICPC’s Beijing headquarters.
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- Huawei's founder emphasized AI's importance amid U.S. sanctions, viewing AI's global rise as inevitable and vital for the company's revenue expansion.
- Huawei launched the All Intelligence strategy to strengthen its AI capabilities, resulting in securing deals like a contract for its Ascend AI chip for a major computing platform.
- Despite advancements, U.S. sanctions continue to impact Huawei, with a reported net profit decline of 13.7% in the first three quarters, countered by a 29.5% rise in revenue.
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- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is heavily investing in AI to diversify its revenue amid U.S. sanctions. The company launched an "All Intelligence" strategy and introduced the Pangu LLM for the telecom sector, expanding its AI applications. Despite facing export restrictions, Huawei reported a 13.7% drop in net profit but a 29.5% increase in revenue for the first three quarters of the year. Its founder, Ren Zhengfei, underscores the societal impact of AI.
- September 2023：
- Huawei officially announced its All Intelligence strategy to deepen efforts in foundational AI technologies.
- November 2023：
- Huawei won a contract for a new version of its Ascend AI chip to be used for building a large AI computing platform.
- February 2024：
- Huawei launched a new version of its large language model Pangu for the telecoms sector.
- September 2024：
- Eric Xu noted Huawei's efforts to use chipmaking technologies to secure access to computing power for AI development.
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