The company's Cloud Intelligence Division also revealed that an open-source version of the large language model would soon be available for free commercial use. This announcement follows the recent resignation of Alibaba's Cloud division's chief, Daniel Zhang, who was replaced by Eddie Wu, the new CEO of Alibaba Group. In a letter to staff, Wu emphasized the central role of AI in Alibaba's future strategy, warning that failure to adapt to AI advancements could lead to displacement.
Key takeaways:
- Alibaba has announced it will open its artificial intelligence model, Tongyi Qianwen, to the public, indicating it has received Chinese regulatory approval to mass-market the model.
- Several organizations, including OPPO, Taobao, DingTalk, and Zhejiang University, have agreed to train their own large language models or develop language model applications based on Tongyi Qianwen.
- An open source version of the large language model will soon be available for free commercial use "by the whole society".
- Alibaba's new Group CEO, Eddie Wu, stated in an internal letter that AI will be at the center of Alibaba Group's future strategy.