Alibaba and Baidu are reportedly advancing with initial public offering (IPO) plans for their AI chip divisions. The news signals a potential strategic shift, with companies aiming to strengthen their position in the artificial intelligence semiconductor market.

These initiatives may be driven by a desire for greater technological autonomy, in a context of increasing competition and restrictions in the chip sector. Access to advanced computing capabilities is fundamental for the development of large language models (LLM) and other AI applications.

For those evaluating on-premise deployments, there are trade-offs to consider carefully. AI-RADAR offers analytical frameworks on /llm-onpremise to evaluate these aspects.