On the morning of November 8th, the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit opened in Wuzhen, Tongxiang, Zhejiang. Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming spoke on behalf of leading companies at the plenary meeting. Wu Yongming stated that the era of intelligence has just begun, and all changes are in a very early stage. "Everything is possible," and there are huge opportunities for development. AI computing has the intelligence to understand human language and the logic of things, and can directly understand user needs, thereby scheduling corresponding resources, actively adapting or creating systems.
In the foreseeable future, all the product forms that we are accustomed to in our lives will undergo changes, and more intelligent next-generation products will enter our lives. More small and medium-sized enterprises will use AI collaboration to flexibly replace some of the services that only large enterprises can currently provide. The organizational and collaborative methods of production, manufacturing, and circulation will also undergo fundamental changes, "said Wu Yongming, AI assistants will be everywhere, becoming assistants for everyone in their work, life, and study. Every enterprise will also be equipped with AI assistants, just like our smart cars today, where assisted driving and autonomous driving have become standard equipment
Wu Yongming stated that in the AI era, Alibaba aims to become an open technology platform enterprise that serves AI innovation in the entire society - this is the first time that the domestic internet industry has clearly proposed the positioning and direction of a "technology platform enterprise".
Looking back on these 20 years, we have created digital business infrastructure services that cover transactions, logistics, payment, production, and other aspects, providing strong support for the development of the e-commerce industry. With AI becoming the key to China's digital economy innovation and breakthrough, Alibaba aims to become an open science and technology platform enterprise, providing infrastructure for AI innovation and transformation in a thousand industries, "said Wu Yongming.
Wu Yongming stated that as a technology platform enterprise, Alibaba insists on doing two things well: first, providing a stable and efficient AI basic service system, especially strong cloud computing capabilities, to create a solid foundation for the training of AI in the entire industry and the use of AI in society. The second is to create an open and prosperous AI ecosystem.
It is reported that currently half of the AI big models in China are running on Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba is one of the earliest large-scale technology companies in China to open source large models, creating and operating the largest AI model open source community in China called "Magic Tower". In the past year, the model download volume of the "Magic Building" community has exceeded 100 million. Not long ago, Alibaba released a one-stop large model service platform - Alibaba Cloud "Bailian", which helps small and medium-sized enterprises and developers carry out AI innovation at lower costs and more efficiently.