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May 22, 2026 · Cloud Native

From Computer Use to Datacenter Use: Enabling AI Agents to Drive Data Centers Like Function Calls

The article analyzes how AI agents require datacenter‑scale compute beyond a single virtual machine, explains why existing cloud‑native stacks cannot meet this demand, and details Ant Group's AKernel and openYuanrong solution—including three technical pillars, performance benchmarks, a tiny development team, and a streamlined deployment workflow that turns any developer into a "Build Your Own Cluster" operator.