Openai ZHIPU AI supported by Beijing as a major competitor

Openai highlights an emerging artificial intelligence company under the radar, which it believes is on the “front line” of the Chinese race to lead the world of artificial intelligence-ivseek.

in Blog post On Wednesday, the company wrote that Zhipu Ai, backed by Beijing, made a “remarkable progress” in the artificial intelligence race, while increasing global competition.

ZHIPU AI, founded in 2019, was referred by local media as one of the “Tigers of Artificial Intelligence” in China – a group of the great language model that is seen as a key to Beijing’s efforts to compete with the United States and reduce its dependence on American technology.

While his colleague “AI Tiger” Deepseek received the lion’s share of international attention after it issued the R1 model in January, Openai indicates that ZHIPU expanded outside China and its relationships to Beijing deserves more scrutiny.

The startup company raised funds from many local governments, according to government media. “ZHIPU AI leadership is repeatedly involved with CCP officials, including Prime Minister Lee Qiang,” as Openai claimed, with the value of the state -backed investment in the start of operation by more than $ 1.4 billion.

Zhipu ai It is said It has offices in the Middle East, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia, and also runs joint “innovation centers” projects throughout Southeast Asia, including in Indonesia and Vietnam.

These factors can see that ZHIPU AI plays a major role in the “Digital Silk Road” strategy, as it provides Amnesty International’s infrastructure solutions around the world.

Openai said: “The goal is to lock Chinese systems and standards in the emerging markets in front of us or European competitors, with an alternative to” Amnesty International “responsible and transparent and preparedness for review,” Openai said.

Zhipu Ai did not immediately respond to a request to comment on Openai’s data. However, last week, we discuss the President of Zhipu Ai Liu He told reporters The company was hoping to contribute to the strength of China in the world.

These goals are a threat to Openai, who has received Washington’s support to promote its foundational models as a display in the world of artificial intelligence.

During the visit of the United Arab Emirates in May, US President Donald Trump announced more than 200 billion dollars in commercial deals in the region, including One to build the campus of the United Arab Emirates By openai, Oracleand Nafidia and CISCO systems. It is expected to be launched in 2026.

The Stargate project is an investment vehicle for the private sector that focuses on artificial intelligence 500 billion dollars, which Openai announced in January in partnership with Abu Dhabi Investment MGX and Softbank in Japan.

This month, Openai is also awarded Hold 200 million dollars To provide the US Department of Defense with artificial intelligence tools, and announced.Openai government“An initiative aimed at bringing artificial intelligence tools to public employees throughout the United States

Zhipu is also said to work with its local army, which helps the Chinese army to update through advanced artificial intelligence, which he saw it Add To the list of the American Ministry of Commerce entities in January.

The company has It is said The initial steps started to launch a preliminary general offer. Its worth 20 billion yuan ($ 2.78 billion), according to L. Local media reports.