# China Achieves Major Milestone: 1-Trillion-Parameter AI Model Built Solely on Domestic Chips! 🇨🇳

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**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/china-achieves-major-milestone-1-trillion-parameter-ai-model-built-solely-on-domestic-chips/292993 "2024-10-07T15:47:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/china-achieves-major-milestone-1-trillion-parameter-ai-model-built-solely-on-domestic-chips/292993/1 "2024-10-07T15:47:18Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Groundbreaking Achievement**  
**China Telecom** has announced the successful training of two large language models (LLMs) that utilize only domestically produced AI chips, marking a significant step toward semiconductor independence amidst U.S. restrictions.

2. **Huawei’s Role**  
If confirmed, this success highlights **Huawei’s** leadership in China’s local chip industry, especially as the company faces bans from the U.S. and other allied nations.

3. **Technical Insights**  
The project’s GitHub page mentions compatibility with the **Ascend Atlas 800T A2 training server** , designed to support **Kunpeng 920** processors, showcasing advanced specifications like **64 cores at 3.0GHz** and **48 cores at 2.6GHz**.

4. **Model Specifications**  
The unnamed LLM reportedly features **1 trillion parameters** , while another model, **TeleChat2t-115B** , exceeds **100 billion parameters** , showcasing the capabilities of China’s domestic technology.

5. **Implications for the Future**  
This development signals China’s ambitions in AI and technology, as it seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign semiconductor technology amidst ongoing tensions with the U.S.

**Read more at:** [The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/02/china_telecom_model_trained_local_tech/) | [Tom’s Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/state-owned-china-telecom-has-trained-domestic-ai-llms-using-homegrown-chips-one-model-reportedly-uses-1-trillion-parameters) | [South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3280588/china-telecom-say-ai-model-1-trillion-parameters-trained-chinese-chips?module=perpetual_scroll_0)