Alibaba debuts its latest RISC-V-based chip amid shift to AI agents

SCMP Tech / 2026/3/24

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要点

  • Alibaba has unveiled a new RISC-V-based chip as Chinese tech firms increasingly compete in the emerging “AI agents” space.
  • The article frames the chip debut as part of a broader strategic shift toward agentic AI capabilities rather than standalone model improvements.
  • It notes momentum in China’s AI-agent market, citing OpenClaw’s impact as an example of how the competitive landscape is changing.
  • Overall, the launch signals intensifying hardware-level efforts to support next-generation AI workloads tied to agent workflows.
Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm Damo Academy has unveiled a chip designed to fuel artificial intelligence agents, as the tech giant bets on open-source RISC-V architecture to ride the wave of agentic AI. XuanTie C950, the latest flagship in Alibaba’s XuanTie RISC-V series, was introduced at the company’s annual ecosystem conference in Shanghai on Tuesday. Designed for high-performance tasks in cloud computing and AI computing, the C950 is a “CPU core” – the fundamental architecture for a...

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