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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HANGZHOU, November 18 (Xinhua) — The artificial intelligence (AI) division of Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced the release of an updated chatbot, Qwen, and accelerated its adoption among consumers.
Built on the company's widely popular open-source model, which has been downloaded more than 600 million times worldwide, the new chatbot is positioned as a personal AI assistant focused on conversation and problem-solving, the company said Monday.
Alibaba's move comes after it pledged in February to invest more than 380 billion yuan (about $53 billion) in AI cloud and hardware infrastructure over the next three years, capitalizing on the sector's rapid growth.
Alibaba's recently launched flagship product, the Qwen3-Max, has become a global leader in international performance. In a recent global investment survey of six models, Qwen took first place, while DeepSeek Chat V3.1, a product of the Chinese company of the same name, took second place.
Nearly a year after DeepSeek's debut last December, Chinese generative AI companies like Kimi, Zhipu.AI, and MiniMax are eagerly developing their models as open sources, creating a global open ecosystem for breakthrough technologies.
Alibaba stated that its product is consumer-focused, as AI is moving beyond the "learning from people" phase and into the "helping people" era. The company's roadmap envisions integrating Qwen into everyday life, including maps, food delivery, travel, office tools, shopping, and healthcare. -0-
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