Today, Alibaba's 1688 platform officially launched a new round of recruiting activities in Beijing and announced a significant decision during the event: all AI products aimed at merchants will be completely free. This initiative aims to further assist merchants in enhancing their business intelligence, reducing operational costs, and achieving more efficient operations.

On August 12, the e-commerce platform 1688 announced the launch of a new initiative called 'Efficiency Improvement and Revenue Increase', designed specifically for source manufacturers in industrial belts to aid in their business growth and efficiency enhancement. As part of this initiative, 1688 will offer merchants a free 'AI Business Assistant' service to help new merchants ensure a stable order volume, number of customers, and reasonable profit margins.