Lenovo pours 1 trillion tokens of computing power into AI ecosystem

Chinese tech heavyweight Lenovo has announced a massive push to accelerate the development of its Tianxi AI ecosystem, pledging 1 trillion tokens of computing power and establishing a multi-million-yuan incentive fund for developers and users.

The move aims to foster collaboration among industry partners, developers and consumers to build what the company calls a "full intelligence society".

Liu Jun, executive vice-president of Lenovo Group and president of Lenovo China, said: "ordinary PCs, tablets and smartphones are like raw iron ore. But with Tianxi AI embedded, AI PCs, AI tablets and AI phones achieve the first transformation into refined iron.

"Now, our 10 new products featuring Tianxi AI 4.0 have met the highest L3 intelligence level under China's new national standards, capable of autonomously executing complex tasks. This is the leap from iron to steel."

In May, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other government departments, rolled out the national standard on AI terminal intelligence grading. The "2+N" framework defines intelligence levels from L1 (responsive) to L4 (collaborative), with L3 representing "assisted" intelligence — the current highest capable level. Lenovo's new devices are among the first to reach this L3 benchmark.

Tianxi AI 4.0, built for AI-native hardware, features the new "Claw" architecture, a personal knowledge base, and a "skill square" for developers. It also introduces AI simultaneous interpretation, AI notes, smart keys, AI writing assistant, AI vision, and a user-support service. With its device-edge-cloud hybrid deployment, the system claims to optimize token usage while ensuring data security, Lenovo said.

The company added that the fund and computing power injection will help popularize token-based AI services, making advanced intelligence more accessible to all.