Lenovo Tech World 2023: AI for All

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Lenovo Tech World, the company's annual flagship event, kicked off today with a series of keynote speeches from top executives. The event, themed "AI for All: Driving Intelligent Transformation," highlighted Lenovo's vision for a smarter future and its commitment to making AI accessible and inclusive.

Yuanqing Yang, Lenovo Chairman and CEO, delivered the opening keynote, emphasizing the importance of data, algorithms, and computing power in AI, as well as the need for privacy protection and data security. He introduced the concept of personal and enterprise foundation models, which allow AI to run on devices and keep personal data secure. He also discussed the company's plans to bring AI to devices, infrastructure, and solutions, with a focus on smart devices, smart infrastructure, and smart solutions.

Yang emphasized the importance of collaboration with partners such as NVIDIA, Microsoft, AMD, Formula 1, Qualcomm, and Intel to bring AI to users and build a smarter future for all.

Dr. Yong Rui, Lenovo's Chief Technology Officer, delivered a keynote speech on the company's Hybrid AI framework, and how it can be used to unleash the potential of foundation models. The framework consists of three types of foundation models (FM): public, private, and personal. He also discussed how Lenovo is focused on techniques such as model fine-tuning for domain adaptation, model compression for lightweight computation, and privacy protection, to realize private and personal foundation models. Dr. Rui concluded by stating that the future of AI will involve a hybrid of public, private, and personal foundation models working together, and that Lenovo is committed to building this Hybrid AI ecosystem along with partners to benefit both industry and daily life.

Kirk Skaugen, President of Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group, announced the company's strategy to become the largest end-to-end infrastructure solutions provider in the world. Lenovo has grown to become the #3 server vendor in the world, #3 storage and data management vendor, and #3 AI infrastructure company. Lenovo is collaborating with customers and partners to simplify and accelerate AI adoption, with a $1B investment to further expand its AI-ready portfolio. Lenovo is committed to bringing AI to the data through next generation edge to cloud solutions and simplifying deployment through its professional services and offering everything as a service with TruScale.

Luca Rossi, President of Lenovo’s Intelligent Devices Group emphasized the importance of AI in the PC market and how it will change the way we use devices. He discussed the significance of AI-enabled PCs, which will be able to process trillions of operations per second, allowing them to perform tasks unimaginable today. Rossi announced that Lenovo's $1B investment will help to accelerate its AI deployment. During Rossi's segment, we saw a demo of adaptable hardware and AI capabilities with the Motorola phone concept. In conclusion, Rossi emphasized that Lenovo is ready for the PC renaissance and is committed to powering the AI journey for its customers.

Ken Wong, President of Lenovo’s Solutions & Services Group announced the company's new AI Professional Services to help organizations quickly and effectively adopt AI solutions. The services include an Ideation Workshop, Fast Start Plan, Design and Implementation of Solutions, and Managed Services. Additionally, Wong introduced Care of One, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered platform that provides hyper-personalized support for end users. He also discussed Lenovo's commitment to sustainability, highlighting the company's use of AI in its own manufacturing and supply chain processes, as well as its new LISSA platform, which helps customers make the best sustainability decisions for their goals.

Overall, the Lenovo Tech World 2023 event brought together industry leaders, experts, and innovators to discuss the latest advancements in AI, infrastructure, devices, and solutions, and showcased the company's commitment to driving innovation and progress in the tech industry.