Lenovo, the world’s leading personal computer manufacturer, announced on Tuesday a partnership with the U.S. AI chip giant Nvidia aimed at enabling AI cloud providers to bring data centers online more rapidly, as the Chinese technology firm looks to cement its position in the artificial intelligence sector.
The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where Lenovo also introduced a new AI platform, a range of concept devices, and the first foldable smartphone under its Motorola brand.
Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing explained during a presentation with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that, as part of the initiative, Lenovo will provide its liquid-cooled hybrid AI infrastructure alongside Nvidia’s computing platforms, which together are expected to cut AI cloud data center deployment times to just weeks.
Yang further revealed “Qira,” a personal AI system designed to function seamlessly across Lenovo and Motorola’s ecosystem of PCs, smartphones, tablets, and wearables—even operating in the background. Lenovo noted that the system will be capable of integrating services such as those provided by travel booking platform Expedia.
The company also displayed concept AI glasses, joining other tech leaders like Alibaba and Samsung Electronics in the emerging sector, as well as an AI-powered wearable assistant under development—dubbed “Project Maxwell”—which will provide users with real-time assistance.
