Zixuan Li is Director of Product and genAI Strategy at Z.ai (also known as Zhipu 智谱 AI). The release of their benchmark-topping flagship model, GLM 4.5, was akin to “another DeepSeek moment,” in the words of Nathan Lambert.
Our conversation today covers…
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What sets Z.ai apart from other Chinese models, including coding, role-playing capabilities, and translations of cryptic Chinese internet content,
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Why Chinese AI companies chase recognition from Silicon Valley thought leaders,
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The role of open source in the Chinese AI ecosystem,
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Fears of job loss and the prevalence of AI pessimism in China,
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How Z.ai trains its models, and what capabilities the company is targeting next.
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Co-hosting today are Irene Zhang, long-time ChinaTalk analyst, as well as <a href="">Nathan Lambert</a> of <a href="https://www.interconnects.ai/">the Interconnects Substack</a>. 
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