
全球最大的电子代工制造商富士康周五表示,正在与美国领先的人工智能开发商OpenAI洽谈合作,但细节鲜少。
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, on Friday said it was working on a collaboration with leading US artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, though details were scarce.
富士康董事长刘扬伟在公司年度技术展示活动上对记者表示,他当天早些时候已会见了OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼,并称细节确认后将发布公告。
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu told reporters at the company’s annual event, which showcases its technology, that he had met OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman earlier in the day and that an announcement would follow once details were confirmed.
刘扬伟未进一步阐述。任何协议都将建立在去年双方达成的协议基础之上,当时双方同意共同设计和工程数据中心机架、组件及其他AI硬件。
Liu did not elaborate further. Any deal would build upon last year’s agreement between the two firms to work together on designing and engineering data-centre racks, components and other AI hardware.
富士康正式名称为鸿海精密工业,也是英伟达最大的AI服务器制造商,正日益依赖AI基础设施实现增长。
Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry and Nvidia’s biggest AI server maker, is increasingly relying on AI infrastructure for growth.
尽管AI板块股票因人们担心在借贷成本上升的背景下持续的大额投资不可持续而遭受重创,但刘扬伟表示,该行业并未处于泡沫之中,且富士康预计明年将保持两位数增长。
While AI-sector stocks have been hit hard by concerns that relentless heavy investment is not sustainable amid climbing borrowing costs, Liu said the industry was not in a bubble and that Foxconn expects to maintain double-digit growth next year.
刘扬伟称,富士康在得克萨斯州休斯敦拥有六栋工厂大楼,为英伟达生产AI服务器,并看到了进一步扩产的必要性。
Foxconn has six factory buildings in Houston, Texas, where it manufactures AI servers for Nvidia, and sees a need for further expansion, Liu said.
公司8月表示,其云网产品事业群(包含AI服务器)在第二季营收中占比达51%,首次突破50%。
The company said in August that its cloud and networking products segment, which includes AI servers, accounted for 51% of second-quarter revenue, exceeding 50% for the first time.
人形机器人在休斯敦投入工作 此外,富士康在部署人形机器人至休斯敦工厂的计划上取得进展。
HUMANOID ROBOTS WORKING IN HOUSTON Separately, Foxconn is making progress on plans to deploy humanoid robots at its Houston plant.
富士康工业互联网(FII)董事长品玮周五对路透社表示,已在得克萨斯州设施部署了10余台人形机器人供内部使用。他补充称,富士康计划将部署范围扩展至得州以外。
Brand Cheng, chairman of unit Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), told Reuters on Friday that more than 10 humanoid robots had been deployed at its Texas facilities for internal use. Foxconn plans to extend deployment beyond Texas, he added.
据路透社看到的演示材料,FII于10月推出了两款轮式机型——一款可垂直举升物体,另一款能在腰部弯曲,可用于装配以及装卸任务。
According to presentation materials seen by Reuters, FII introduced two wheeled models in October — one that lifts things vertically and one that can bend at the waist for assembly as well as loading and unloading tasks.
该部门正基于英伟达的GR00T基础模型,开发人形机器人AI模型。
The unit is developing AI models for humanoid robots based on Nvidia’s GR00T foundation model.