INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
North Chinas Tianjin Municipality, the host city of the 2025 Summer Davos, is placing itself as a crucial national hub for artificial
intelligence (AI) innovation and applications
The Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Computing Center is one of the core engines driving that ambition.With a total financial investment of
approximately 1.27 billion yuan (about $177 million), the center finished the project approval process in April 2022
By March 2023, its very first 100-petaflop (an unit of calculating speed) computing power cluster was up and running
In September of the exact same year, it introduced the 2nd 100-petaflop cluster
By March 2024, the center broadened the computing capability to 300 petaflops
Looking ahead, we prepare to broaden to a computing scale of 1,000 petaflops, stated Duan Zhongyu, an engineer at the center.He even more
described that with 300 petaflops, the center can support most AI application scenarios from the Hebei District to Tianjin
When we reach 1,000 petaflops, the center will have the ability to support wise city development, as well as the AI-driven improvement of
Tianjins standard industries.In February, the center was linked to the DeepSeek large model, among the first in Tianjin
Duan stated that they have actually provided model services to universities like Tianjin Normal University and several enterprises
Based on Huaweis 300-petaflop computing cluster, we have actually gradually changed 14 foreign-based designs with domestic variations, he
added.In May, Tianjin unveiled an action plan to enhance AI development, aiming to attain advancements in 100 core innovations and take the
nationwide lead in areas such as GPUs and embodied intelligence by 2027
As a major center for calculating power in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, the center provides strong support for wise city development,
industrial upgrading, and technological innovation, echoing the citys AI action strategy
Going forward, we will deepen the localization of vertical base models and continue to broaden AI application scenarios in federal
government services, city governance, clever transport, and other areas, Duan said.(Cover image by Sha Yunjin)
