Ant Group Mixes Chips for Cost-Effective AI Development, Enhancing Healthcare Solutions
Summary
Ant Group strategically combines Chinese and U.S. semiconductors for cost-effective AI development, enhancing its healthcare solutions by leveraging a 'mixture of experts' technique, with upgraded AI models being adopted by major Chinese hospitals.
Key Points
- Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group is using a combination of Chinese and U.S.-made semiconductors to make its artificial intelligence development more efficient and reduce costs
- The use of multiple chip suppliers limits reliance on a single vendor like Nvidia and allows Ant to leverage the 'mixture of experts' technique for training AI models more cost-effectively
- Ant announced upgrades to its AI solutions for healthcare, built on models from Alibaba, DeepSeek, and its own technology, which are being used by major hospitals in China