Zhipu AI
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Native name | 北京智谱华章科技有限公司 |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 2019 |
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| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
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Number of employees | 800 (2024) |
| Website | zhipuai |
Zhipu AI (智谱AI), formally known as Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology,
History
The startup company began from Tsinghua University and was spun out as an independent company.[3]
In 2023, it raised 2.5 billion yuan with the help of
In May 2024, Prosperity7 Ventures, LLC, a Saudi Arabian finance firm, funded Zhipu AI US$400 million.[7]
In March 2024, Zhipu AI said that they were developing a
After OpenAI announced an API block for their services in some areas beginning in July 2024, Zhipu AI have announced a "Special Migration Program" for OpenAI API users.[10]
In October 2024, Zhipu AI released GLM-4.0, an open-source
Products and services
ChatGLM
ChatGLM is a series of pre-trained dialogue models jointly released by Zhipu AI and Tsinghua KEG in 2023. According to
Ying
Debuted in July 2024, Ying is a text-to-video model that can generate image and text prompts into a six-second video clip for around 30 seconds. The service is available at their official website and mobile applications integrated with their ChatGLM chatbot.[9]
AutoGLM
Released in October 2024, AutoGLM is an AI agent application that uses voice commands to complete tasks within a smartphone. The app can analyze complex tasks such as ordering an item from a nearby store and repeating an order based from the user's shopping history. The app was made as a rival to Apple's on-device AI system, Apple Intelligence.[13]
The AI tool runs on a series of AI models and chatbots, such as their ChatGLM chatbot, to process the required actions.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Tech unicorn Zhipu AI joins China's LLM price war". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Baidu, SenseTime lead China's market for business-focused LLMs, says IDC". South China Morning Post. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "China's AI startups race for customers as titans like Alibaba cut prices". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Kharpal, Arjun (20 October 2023). "Alibaba, Tencent among investors in China's rival to OpenAI with $341 million funding". CNBC. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Alibaba and Tencent lead US$342 million total investment this year in Zhipu AI". South China Morning Post. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Alibaba, Tencent Join Big Backers for Chinese AI Startup Zhipu". Bloomberg.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Saudi Fund Joins $400 Million Financing for China AI Firm Zhipu". Bloomberg.com. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Zhipu AI says it is developing Sora-like technology as a path to AGI". South China Morning Post. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Zhipu AI launches video model as more Chinese tech firms take on OpenAI's Sora". South China Morning Post. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Chinese AI firms woo OpenAI users as U.S. company plans API restrictions". CNBC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Razzaq, Asif (25 October 2024). "Zhipu AI Releases GLM-4-Voice: A New Open-Source End-to-End Speech Large Language Model". MarkTechPost. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "ChatGLM — NVIDIA NeMo Framework User Guide latest documentation". docs.nvidia.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "China's Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you". South China Morning Post. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
