As reported by Ifanr, Alibaba has quietly initiated the 'QianWen' project, unveiling a personal AI assistant application bearing the same name. This app is built upon the powerful Tongyi QianWen (Qwen) large - scale model, positioning itself as a direct competitor to ChatGPT. The project has assembled a dedicated team of hundreds of engineers, who are working covertly at Alibaba's Hangzhou headquarters. Meanwhile, the development of an international version is also well underway. Alibaba's top - tier management team regards this endeavor as the 'pivotal battle in the AI age.' They intend to gain a competitive edge by capitalizing on the open - source technological strengths of Qwen.
