In the field of artificial intelligence, China is steadily advancing with a posture of independent innovation. On November 26, the world's first trillion-parameter multimodal large model "Zidong Taichu" 3.0 was officially unveiled in Wuhan, adding a significant highlight to domestic AI technology.
This is not just a technological iteration but an important milestone in China's AI ecosystem. Jointly developed by the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huawei, and Wuhan East Lake High-tech Zone, "Zidong Taichu" has successfully constructed the world's first pre-trained model covering three modalities: images, text, and audio.
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The biggest breakthrough of Zidong Taichu 3.0 lies in achieving unified native encoding across multiple modalities, which means the model can cross the boundaries of different information forms like the human brain. Director Wang Jinqiao revealed that in terms of language capabilities and visual language abilities, this model can compete with GPT-4o and even slightly surpass it in OCR and simple task planning capabilities.
Even more exciting is that Zidong Taichu is accelerating its empowerment across various industries. From architectural design to intelligent welding, from locomotive design to smart city traffic, this large model is giving traditional industries the wings of technology. The Central South Architectural Design Institute even plans to develop a dedicated architectural design large model "Da A Tianji" based on Zidong Taichu, transforming 70 years of accumulated architectural data into an AI "knowledge base".
Data from Hubei Province highlights the scale of this technological transformation: In 2023, the scale of the core AI industry has exceeded 70 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of over 38%. 33 universities have established AI research institutions, offering 70 related majors, thus building a comprehensive AI talent ecosystem.
In terms of computing power infrastructure, Zidong Taichu is also actively laying out its plans. The Taichu Intelligent Computing Platform has partnered with intelligent computing centers in 15 cities, and Zhengtong Electronics plans to invest 1.5 billion yuan in Wuhan to build its 9th data center, providing computing power services to clients in various industries.
This is not just a technological breakthrough but also an ecological construction. From research institutions to leading enterprises, from fundamental research to vertical applications, China is drawing its own AI blueprint. Zidong Taichu 3.0 may well be the brightest coordinate on this blueprint.
