Z.AI to Use Only Chinese AI Chips at New Giant Data Center

Z.AI has completed construction of a major data center that it plans to fill only with Chinese-made chips, a step forward in Beijing’s efforts to shift away from restricted Nvidia Corp. silicon for future AI development.

The company formerly known as Zhipu has begun partially operating a 1-gigawatt hub designed to help the Chinese company develop and deploy its cutting-edge GLM platforms, a person familiar with the matter said. At full utilization, the facility would consume enough power to energize roughly 750,000 homes at any given moment.