Lenovo (USOTC:LNVGY) is stepping up efforts to build a global network of artificial intelligence partners, seeking to work with multiple large language model providers to enhance intelligence across its devices as it positions itself as a major player in AI.
The world’s largest PC manufacturer plans to embed AI capabilities throughout its product lineup, spanning personal computers, smartphones and wearable devices. As part of this push, Lenovo has recently launched Kira, an in-built, cross-device intelligence system designed to operate in conjunction with external LLM partners.
“We are the only company besides Apple with significant market share across both PCs and mobiles, and in the open Android and Windows ecosystems,” Lenovo CFO Winston Cheng told Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Rather than adopting a closed model similar to Apple’s exclusive reliance on OpenAI or Google’s Gemini, Lenovo intends to collaborate with a wide range of AI developers. Potential partners include Saudi Arabia’s Humain, Europe-based Mistral AI, and Chinese firms Alibaba and DeepSeek.
“We’re taking an orchestrator approach,” Cheng explained. “We’re not doing our own LLM. We’re really doing a partnership because there are regulations around the world.”
Cheng, who joined Lenovo in 2024 and assumed the CFO role in April 2025, also commented on rising memory chip prices that have affected electronics manufacturers globally. He acknowledged that costs are increasing and said Lenovo plans to pass those higher expenses on to customers.