Jingdong Group CEO Xu Ran: R&D investment exceeds 100 billion yuan, with large models to be applied in multiple scenarios

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Published inAI News · 2 min read · Nov 9, 2023

Data to be translated: Jingdong Group CEO Xu Ran delivered a speech at the 2023 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, emphasizing Jingdong's development philosophy as a new type of entity enterprise based on supply chain. She pointed out that Jingdong's cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 100 billion RMB, demonstrating Jingdong's commitment and investment in technological innovation. The "Yanxi" industrial big model released by Jingdong will be applied to multiple scenarios, helping the physical industry reduce the digitalization threshold, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. Jingdong will continue to commit to promoting the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, contributing to high-quality development.

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