4 days ago
Alibaba to rename AI app Qwen to challenge ChatGPT. Alibaba Group is preparing a major overhaul of its main mobile AI application, renaming the app "Qwen" after its popular AI model in a direct challenge to OpenAI's ChatGPT dominance, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese tech giant plans to update its existing "Tongyi" apps on iOS and Android in the coming months, then gradually add agentic AI features to support shopping on platforms including Taobao. #AI #qwen #models #Alibaba https://www.perplexity.ai/...
China’s open-source AI models gain traction in Silicon Valley adoption
China's AI model is predominantly gaining attraction in Silicon Valley and becoming fundamental to the operations of American companies and earning the appreciation of a growing list of tech...
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4 days ago
Schmidt warns free Chinese AI models could become global standard. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has issued a stark warning that Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models could become the global standard, not because of superior quality, but because they are free. Speaking on the Moonshots podcast released Tuesday, Schmidt said he worries most countries will adopt Chinese AI systems like DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen simply due to cost constraints. "This produces a bizarre outcome where the biggest models in the United States are closed source and the biggest models in China are open-source," Schmidt said. #EricSchmidt #AI #ChinaAI #DeepSeek #AlibabaQwen #TechGeopolitics #artificialintelligence #MoonshotsPodcast #OpenSourceAI #AIStandards https://www.perplexity.ai/...
Former Google CEO warns cheaper Chinese AI models could dominate global market
Eric Schmidt says most governments may adopt Chinese AI models for cost, not quality - Anadolu Ajansı
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/artificial-intelligence/former-google-ceo-warns-cheaper-chinese-ai-models-could-dominate-global-market/3741763
1 month ago
Alibaba launches robotics team to bring AI into physical world. New Robotics Division Targets Real-World Applications. Alibaba has officially launched an in-house robotics and embodied AI team within its Qwen division, marking a strategic pivot from AI software into physical products as global tech giants accelerate investments in what industry leaders call the next trillion-dollar opportunity. #AI #Alibaba #robots #robotapplication https://news.futunn.com/en...
Alibaba has taken a hands-on approach, with Qwen leading the establishment of an AI robotics team.
LinJunye, the technical lead of Qwen, revealed that Alibaba has established a 'Robotics and Embodied AI Group.' He stated that multimodal foundational models are being transformed into basic intelligent agents, which can utilize tools and memory to perform long-term reasoning through reinf..
https://news.futunn.com/en/post/63019067/alibaba-has-taken-a-hands-on-approach-with-qwen-leading
1 month ago
Alibaba unveils compact AI models to rival OpenAI. Alibaba debuts Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B, compact multimodal AI models with 3B active parameters, rivaling GPT-5-Mini and Claude 4 Sonnet in math, image, and video tasks. Available on HuggingFace, ModelScope, and via Alibaba Cloud API #AlibabaAI #Qwen3 #MultimodalAI #AInews #TechInnovation #EdgeAI #OpenSourceAI https://www.perplexity.ai/...
