On March 19, 2025, in Dongguan, a major manufacturing hub in China, the first city-level AI large model center dedicated to manufacturing officially launched. This center aims to promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and manufacturing, enhancing efficiency and intelligence in industrial production. Zeng Ming, Deputy Secretary-General of the Dongguan Municipal People's Government, stated that the establishment of this center will provide stronger support for manufacturing enterprises, enhancing Dongguan's core competitiveness and global influence.
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Dongguan Digital Group, leveraging Huawei's software and hardware infrastructure, created this large model center. It primarily offers three types of services: computing resources, open models, and AI engineering capabilities. These services help manufacturing enterprises rapidly improve model accuracy and accelerate their intelligent transformation with less data and lower costs.
In terms of computing resources, the center utilizes the infrastructure of the Dongguan Huawei Cloud Data Center to provide secure and affordable AI computing power for industrial upgrading and public services, supporting the deployment of mainstream open-source large models in the industry. Regarding open models, the center has launched basic models such as natural language processing, computer vision, and predictive analysis. It also offers specialized models for the manufacturing industry, including manufacturing knowledge and manufacturing vision, aiming to help companies solve real-world problems.
Furthermore, the center provides AI engineering capabilities through an AI development production line, offering model training and inference services to significantly improve resource utilization efficiency. These measures enable companies to shorten application development cycles and effectively bridge the gap between AI technology and production lines.
Looking ahead, the large model center plans to develop over 50 AI and advanced manufacturing demonstration application scenarios by 2025 and aims to achieve over 135 by 2027. Dongguan has taken a significant step forward in promoting intelligent manufacturing and high-quality development.
