BlockBeats News, July 7th - According to The Information, Chinese AI company Zhipu AI is considering designing its own AI chip. Sources said that as the demand for its GLM series of open-source AI models has been rapidly increasing, and the US export controls have restricted computing resources, Zhipu AI is evaluating a proprietary chip design.

Zhipu AI, headquartered in Beijing, is one of China's leading AI labs, and its GLM series of open-source models have attracted market attention. Three individuals familiar with the matter stated that Zhipu AI has recently initiated preliminary discussions with some Chinese chip design companies to explore the possibility of collaborating on developing a custom AI processor.