20260324 Alibaba Chip

Alibaba’s new AI chip is built on the RISC-V open-source chip architecture.  (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Shinya Sawai and Reuters) 

CISSY ZHOU, CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI

HONG KONG/TAIPEI — Alibaba Group on Tuesday unveiled its latest central processing unit for artificial intelligence applications as demand for AI agents, fueled by the popularity of OpenClaw, continues to surge in China.