Sources indicate that Alibaba has quietly launched the 'QianWen' project. This initiative involves the creation of a personal AI assistant, also named QianWen APP, which is built upon the highly advanced Qwen model. The primary objective of this endeavor is to engage in a comprehensive competition with ChatGPT. Insiders, who have chosen to remain anonymous due to the non-public nature of the ongoing discussions, have disclosed that Alibaba plans to progressively incorporate agentic AI features into the app over the next few months. These enhancements are specifically designed to bolster the shopping functionalities on platforms such as Taobao.
