Reports Indicate Alibaba is Hiring Leading AI Scientist to Enhance AI To C Business

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Published inAI News · 3 min read · Feb 4, 2025

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Recently, Alibaba welcomed a heavyweight figure in the AI field. According to industry insiders, a top global artificial intelligence scientist has officially joined Alibaba, focusing on the research and application of foundational large models for AI To C (Consumer) business in the future. This scientist has over 20 years of experience in both industry and academia, particularly excelling in the field of multimodal AI, having led the publication of hundreds of top papers on large models.

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This personnel change also marks the acceleration of Alibaba's strategy in the AI To C sector. Since the end of 2024, Alibaba's AI To C business layout has begun to advance rapidly. The Tongyi consumer products have been integrated into the Intelligent Information Business Group and are collaborating with Quark to jointly promote the To C business. The introduction of a top scientist undoubtedly injects strong momentum into Alibaba's further development in AI applications, demonstrating its determination to stand out among numerous To C AI applications in the domestic market.

During the Spring Festival, DeepSeek topped global app store charts, becoming a hot application. This phenomenon reflects the current booming AI application market and consumers' high interest in AI products. Alibaba's accelerated layout in the AI To C sector aligns with this market trend, showcasing its ambitions in the field of AI applications.

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