On September 25, during the 2025 JD Global Technology Explorers Conference, Xu Ran, the CEO of JD Group, made an announcement. He stated that JD is set to further ramp up its investment in AI technology. The founder, Liu Qiangdong, will step into the role of Dean of JD Explore Academy himself and will embark on a global recruitment drive to bring in top - tier artificial intelligence scientists.

Moreover, JD is poised to forge in - depth collaborative partnerships with several universities. Through these partnerships, joint laboratories will be established, and cutting - edge explorations will be carried out in areas such as artificial intelligence and supply chain applications.

Looking ahead over the next three years, JD has laid out plans for sustained investment. This investment is aimed at fostering the development of an artificial intelligence ecosystem with a value in the trillions. Furthermore, JD will make its scenarios and supply chain data available. This move is intended to support embodied AI companies in model training and application testing.