China’s Lenovo (0992.HK), the world’s largest maker of personal computers, said on Tuesday it has partnered with U.S. AI chip giant Nvidia (NVDA.O) to help AI cloud providers bring data centres online more quickly, as the company pushes deeper into artificial intelligence.
The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where Lenovo also unveiled an AI platform, several concept devices and Motorola’s first foldable smartphone.
As part of the data centre initiative, Lenovo said it will combine its liquid-cooled hybrid AI infrastructure with Nvidia’s computing platforms, enabling AI cloud providers to cut deployment timelines to just weeks.
“Lenovo AI Cloud Gigafactory with NVIDIA sets a new standard for scalable AI factory design, allowing the most advanced AI environments to be deployed at unprecedented speed,” Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said during a joint appearance with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Yang also introduced Qira, a personal AI system designed to operate across Lenovo and Motorola PCs, smartphones, tablets and wearables, including in the background. Lenovo said the system would also integrate services from partners such as travel firm Expedia.
In addition, Lenovo showcased prototype AI-powered glasses, joining companies such as Alibaba (9988.HK) and Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) in the space, as well as an AI assistant wearable under development known as “Project Maxwell,” which is designed to provide real-time assistance to users.
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