Lenovo and its partners jointly promote the built-in AI all-device strategy and lead the era of AI terminals

On December 26, 2023, Beijing held the Lenovo Tianxi AI Ecological Developer Conference with the theme of "AI Ecosystem for a Win-win Future". Zhang Hua, vice president of Lenovo Group and general manager of the consumer business group in China, said that smart terminals have undergone two major upgrades and are currently entering the era of AI terminals. Lenovo Group will bring a new intelligent experience to users through a full-terminal layout with embedded AI technology

(Zhang Hua, Vice President of Lenovo Group and General Manager of Consumer Business Group in China)

According to him, the use of AI-embedded terminals will mainly rely on the local computing power of AI. By tailoring the parameters of the AI ​​large model, a lightweight terminal-side large model will be formed, which can meet the needs of more scenarios. , and combines multi-modal cognition and computing power with continuous use, turning the AI ​​terminal from a device into a smarter AI assistant, with brain-like capabilities to think like humans, to better serve user scenario needs .

Six years ago, Lenovo proactively laid out intelligent transformation, and based on the new IT architecture of "device-edge-cloud-network-intelligence", it initially built smart terminals with embedded AI, AI-oriented infrastructure and Full-stack intelligent layout including AI-native solution services. Among them, in the field of AI-embedded smart terminals, Lenovo is the world's main supplier of PCs, tablets and mobile phones. PCs rank first in the world and have taken the lead in releasing AI PCs; mobile phones rank first in the world in the vertical folding screen category. 4. With the development of intelligence, terminal devices such as cloud computers and IoT are also growing rapidly.

"In the next 2-3 years, artificial intelligence applications will spring up like mushrooms after a rain, and existing applications will gradually introduce artificial intelligence technology. In artificial intelligence conferences, artificial intelligence classrooms, artificial intelligence games, artificial intelligence schedule management and In terms of artificial intelligence replacement, it will bring a new intelligent experience to users." He said, "Lenovo will use the Lenovo Tianxi artificial intelligence ecosystem as a platform to build an open artificial intelligence ecosystem with its partners."

[The great development of AI technology promotes the advent of a new era of AI terminals]

Technological innovation and progress have always promoted the continuous evolution of smart terminals. There is no doubt that this year is a year of rapid development of large AI models, and next year many terminal devices will be equipped with artificial intelligence functions. Artificial intelligence will further expand from the cloud to the end side, accelerating the accelerated integration of smart terminals and AI.

At the conference, Zhang Hua introduced three major upgrades of smart terminals from the perspective of PC. The first upgrade of PC was in the 1980s. The introduction of large-scale integrated circuits and new general-purpose computing architecture of CPU made computers begin to be miniaturized and the cost dropped significantly. At the same time, the graphical interaction method also greatly reduced the use time of ordinary people. The threshold of computers. During this period, terminal manufacturers including Lenovo were established one after another, launched personal computer products, and quickly formed a global personal computer industry chain, officially announcing that mankind has entered the personal computer era, and PC has become a veritable personal computer product for the first time.

At the turn of the century, a second upgrade occurred. With the further development of network communication technology and mobile computing technology, every computer can be connected to the Internet. During this period, Lenovo pioneered the Internet computer "Tianxi", which truly changed the relationship between PCs and users through "one-click Internet access". In the context of subsequent global development, Lenovo strives to become the world's PC champion

Currently, with the development of large-scale generative artificial intelligence technology, amazing intelligence emergence capabilities have been demonstrated. Therefore, personal computers are entering the third historical technology era. In this stage, large-scale models from different fields such as public institutions, enterprises and individuals will be organically combined and called through the hybrid artificial intelligence framework to fully release the capabilities of artificial intelligence and comprehensively change the artificial intelligence capabilities of personal computers

Zhang Hua said that AI will not only change the development process of PCs, but will also trigger changes in various types of terminal equipment, and all types of terminal equipment with embedded AI will appear one after another. According to IDC data, the proportion of AI terminal equipment will reach 55% in 2024, officially starting the first year of AI terminals. As far as PCs are concerned, AI PCs will soon account for half of the market.

【AI-embedded terminal has three "cores" and four major advantages】

The AI-embedded terminal is a lightweight terminal-side large model embedded with scenario-based applications as its important feature and has brain-like capabilities, turning it from a tool into a personal AI assistant. Compared with large models in the cloud, terminals with embedded AI have four major advantages: low cost of use, more timely response, more personalization, and safer data.

Specifically, the first is the lightweight end-side large model. When training and inferring large models, behind the "visible" intelligence is a large amount of "invisible" astonishing energy consumption. Therefore, the popularization of large models requires lightweighting to save costs and reduce energy consumption. AI-embedded smart terminals can use model compression and optimization technology to tailor large AI model parameters based on the computing power of the terminal itself to form a lightweight terminal-side large model.

The second is scenario-based application. Scenarioization refers to enhancing the industry knowledge of large models through model fine-tuning or combining with domain knowledge bases, so that they can be combined with target scenarios to provide customized services for corporate business, turning large models from "generalists" to "generalists". As a "specialist". "The large end-side model can meet the various professional needs of the core usage scenarios of the device terminal. Scenario-based applications are an important feature. AI terminals can flexibly cope with office, study, home, and travel," Zhang Hua said.

(Zhang Hua, Vice President of Lenovo Group and General Manager of Consumer Business Group in China)

Taking the enterprise requirement of product recommendation as an example, we can see the importance of large models. Large models not only help buyers focus when purchasing products, but also better understand buyers’ implicit needs. Take the large-scale model built by Lenovo for Lenovo Mall as an example. It can classify and recommend computer products according to users' usage scenarios, and convey corresponding discount and promotion information when major sales are approaching. However, general large-scale models can only provide homogeneous product recommendations and general price information, making it difficult to provide customized and personalized services

The third important ability is brain-like ability. Although it is generally agreed that the power of AI lies in large-scale models, these models are still very different from the thinking mechanism of the human brain. Modern large-scale models are more similar to "fast thinking" of intuitive thinking. By using large-scale models on terminal devices, artificial intelligence can perform thinking and analysis similar to the human brain, gradually approaching more rational, accurate and reliable "slow thinking". ". At the same time, combined with multi-modal cognition and powerful computing capabilities, terminal devices can gradually transform from tools into real personal artificial intelligence assistants

After proposing the "three major cores", Zhang Hua also pointed out that compared with terminal devices using large cloud models, terminals with embedded AI have four obvious advantages, namely: lower cost of use, due to The large model on the device is privately owned by the device user. There is no need to pay the subscription fee like using the large model on the cloud, so it can greatly reduce the user cost; the response is more timely, the computing power and the large model are deployed on the device, and the large model is applied Scenario-based tailoring, so the response speed will be faster and the experience will be more natural; it will be more personalized and understand the user better. The large model on the client side is combined with a private database, which can adapt to the usage method that meets the user's personal preference, and it will become more and more understanding. Users; data is more secure, personal data information is deployed on the device side, and data is stored locally, avoiding risks such as data migration to the cloud and information leakage.

Under the market demand for intelligence and personalization, AI-embedded terminals are gradually being upgraded, becoming an inevitable trend in terminal development in the AI ​​era. The emergence of this trend has brought about a completely new improvement in terminal services

[Forward-looking layout of intelligent transformation, Lenovo continues to build an ecological layout of AI terminals]

Based on the judgment of the above-mentioned general trends, Lenovo China’s strategy for personal and family consumption business has been officially upgraded to Lenovo Tianxi AI ecological “four terminals in one” strategy. The "four terminals" refer to the four types of terminal devices: AI PC, AI tablet, AI mobile phone and AIoT respectively. "One" has two meanings. On the one hand, it refers to the personal intelligence that undertakes the tasks of the user's personal assistant; It also means that personal intelligence shuttles between four types of AI terminals and integrates them into one. Under this strategy, the devices in the Tianxi AI ecosystem will have the capabilities of interconnection and high-speed transmission, and will be upgraded to new interaction modes such as gestures, postures, and voice, and the past keyboards and mice will become auxiliary.

Based on the first-mover advantage of Lenovo’s full-stack intelligent layout, this strategic layout has actually been established. As early as six years ago, Lenovo had proactively laid out intelligent transformation, adhering to the vision of "intelligence for every possibility" and launched the 3S strategy. Today, relying on the new IT technology architecture of "end-edge-cloud-network-intelligence", Lenovo has initially built a full-stack intelligence including AI-embedded smart terminals, AI-oriented infrastructure and AI-native solution services. capabilities, creating a solid foundation to fully support the deployment and implementation of large AI models in terminals

Lenovo is a major global supplier of PCs, tablets and mobile phones, and it is a leader in smart terminals with embedded AI. Lenovo's PC products rank first in the global market, while its mobile phone products rank fourth in the world in the vertical folding screen category. With the continuous development of intelligence, Lenovo is also rapidly promoting the development of cloud computers, Internet of Things and other terminal equipment

In addition, Lenovo has achieved a leading advantage in AI PC. First, it launched the world's first AI PC at the Lenovo Innovation and Technology Conference in October. Then, on December 7, Lenovo and IDC jointly released the industry's first "AI PC Industry (China) White Paper", which provided a framework for the development of the industrial ecosystem. Sexual guidance; On December 15, Lenovo also took the lead in launching two AI PC laptops.

At the ecological level, Lenovo Tianxi Ecosystem has created a comprehensive "device cloud service" service experience for consumers. It has four main features: interconnection, active service, combination of virtual and real, and open sharing, and covers five smart scenarios including smart home, smart learning, smart health, smart entertainment, and smart office. Lenovo continues to lead the era of smart terminals through its advanced smart terminal layout and complete ecosystem

(Recruitment plan for intelligent agent mini program developers officially launched)

High-quality industrial development cannot be separated from the joint promotion of upstream and downstream partners in the industry, and it also requires developers to jointly build richer scenario applications. In order to accelerate the implementation of AI applications, Zhang Hua also released the Lenovo Tianxi AI ecological intelligent mini program platform and recruitment plan at the conference site, inviting more ecological partners to jointly create smart terminals with embedded AI to enhance the terminal smart experience

"Lenovo will continue to be customer-centric, in-depth business model innovation, accelerate technological innovation, based on Lenovo Tianxi AI ecological four-terminal integration strategy, with innovation, openness, and win-win as its genes, and work with many ecological partners to deeply explore Diverse scenario usage requirements create more value for users," Zhang Hua said.

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