Malaysia's National AI System with Huawei Ascend GPU-powered Servers
Sector: Government • Location: Malaysia
Source: The Straits Times
Malaysia announced plans to build a first-of-its-kind AI system powered by Huawei Technologies' Ascend GPU chips, deploying 3,000 units by 2026. The project also involves Chinese start-up DeepSeek providing AI models to Malaysia. However, the Malaysian government later disavowed the project, stating it was privately driven and not endorsed or coordinated by the government.
- Status
- Unclear/disavowed
- Sector
- Government
- Location
- Malaysia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Straits Times
ConstructChat
Ask ConstructChat about Malaysia's National AI System with Huawei Ascend GPU-powered Servers
Pick a question to edit it, or write your own.
First answer free · no account
Project Information FAQ
Project Information
Participants
| Not available for this record. |
Status
Original status | unclear/disavowed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
Contact
| Not available for this record. |
Description
Description | Malaysia announced plans to build a first-of-its-kind AI system powered by Huawei Technologies' Ascend GPU chips, deploying 3,000 units by 2026. The project also involves Chinese start-up DeepSeek providing AI models to Malaysia. However, the Malaysian government later disavowed the project, stating it was privately driven and not endorsed or coordinated by the government. |
Original sector | Technology |
Location
Country | Malaysia |
Source
Source | The Straits Times |
URL |
More Details
Record type | Project |
Sector | Government |
Article published date | 2025-05-26 |
Research
Free account
View all details
You are reading the public part. A free account opens the rest:
- Every detail on this project
- News and media coverage
- Technical research
Free account · no card · lands you back on this project