Alibaba's Joseph Tsai argues open-source AI is needed for wide access
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Alibaba co-founder and chairman Joseph Tsai told the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen that only open-source AI can create a sustainable, inclusive intelligent era.
He said Chinese open models lead global downloads and derivative-model counts.
Alibaba says its Qwen family has released more than 470 open models, with over 4 billion cumulative downloads and more than 330,000 derivatives. These figures come from Alibaba's own statement and have not been independently verified.
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AIAlibaba co-founder and chairman Joseph Tsai told the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen that only open-source AI can create a sustainable, inclusive intelligent era. He said Chinese open models lead global downloads and derivative-model counts. Alibaba says its Qwen family has released more than 470 open models, with over 4 billion cumulative downloads and more than 330,000 derivatives.
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