Intel CEO says Chinese frontier AI model adoption has been 'very fast'

October 12, 2026 3:44 AM EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan attends the annual Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Tsai Hsin-Han

SINGAPORE, Oct ‌12 (Reuters) - Intel ​CEO ​Lip-Bu Tan said on Monday that the ‌token costs of Chinese frontier ⁠AI models have been lower ‌and adoption has been "very ‌fast".

• At a panel organised by lender DBS on ​Monday, Tan said the performances of Chinese models, ⁠such as DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM, are "good enough".

• "I'm ​a strong believer of open source, that's the best ​way to drive ‌efficiency," he said, adding that markets will decide ⁠which models will benefit different use cases the most.

• He ⁠added that quantum computing could become ​mainstream in the next three to five years and that software will ‌play a role in driving the efficient ‌use of some of ⁠the infrastructure that ‌will be ​required.

(Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong; Editing by David ‌Stanway)



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