Zhipu unveils 'Touch High' plan, CEO says focus on AGI over quick cash

Zhipu founder Tang Jie released an internal letter today, announcing the 'Touch High' plan that focuses on AGI research instead of short-term profit. Tang believes real business opportunities come from pushing the 'upper bound of intelligence,' not fine-tuning products. The plan will invest billions in four areas: long-horizon tasks, autonomous agent systems, fully self-training, and extreme safety governance. The last one is highlighted, with a push to crack 'mechanistic interpretability' and make model decisions transparent.