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Alibaba has announced the launch of its flagship AI application, New Quark. Built upon Alibaba Tongyi's leading reasoning and multimodal large models, New Quark is a comprehensively upgraded, boundless "AI Super Box." New Quark boasts powerful reasoning capabilities and enables multimodal interaction, allowing users to interact with AI in real-time. The AI will think and act based on user needs, continuously adjusting strategies to ensure task completion. This innovative design provides users with both convenience and an engaging experience.

On March 13th, Alibaba officially launched its AI flagship application—New Quark. This newly upgraded Quark, built upon Alibaba Tongyi's leading reasoning and multimodal large models, creates a boundless AI Super Box, offering users a brand-new AI experience.

According to reports, Alibaba recently announced a large-scale recruitment drive, aiming to open hundreds of job positions, with 90% of the roles related to artificial intelligence (AI). This initiative primarily focuses on Alibaba's AI To C business, which is the consumer-facing artificial intelligence business system, covering multiple products and teams, including Quark, Tongyi, a spin-off from Alibaba Cloud, and the Tmall Genie team. The recruitment will specifically target talents in cutting-edge technologies and applications such as text processing, multimodal large models, and AI agents.

Recently, Analysys released the report 'Top Ten Trends in AI Industry Development by 2025', which shows that Quark ranks first in China’s active AI application user list, and is the only AI application where the share of post-00s users exceeds 50%. The report indicates that the initial form of diverse application scenarios is emerging, with major tech companies occupying the first tier of AI applications, led by Quark and Doubao. The ranking reveals that products from major tech companies such as Quark under Alibaba and Doubao from ByteDance dominate the top tier of AI applications. Notably, in July 2024, Quark Mobile.

Recently, Quark launched the 'Academic Search' AI product, which leverages AI technology and a vast database of academic literature to significantly enhance the efficiency of information retrieval, creation, and processing in academic work. According to the latest data from PConline, Quark ranks first in the download volume of PC AI applications in China for 2024, becoming the preferred PC AI product for young people. Compared to regular searches, academic searches have higher requirements for the authority, professionalism, and timeliness of information, and frequently utilize features such as summarization and writing creation, making generative AI highly relevant in the academic field.

With the development of AI technology, many difficult problems in learning scenarios are being solved efficiently. On November 1, Quark fully upgraded its 'AI Question Search' product, making the process of searching and solving problems faster and more capable. Users can find various new and difficult questions through their smartphones, tablets, and computers, and the AI will provide step-by-step explanations, allowing users to ask questions at any time. After launching the 'One-Stop AI Services' and 'System-Level All-Scenario AI Capabilities', Quark's AI capabilities are being applied to learning scenarios, helping users enhance their learning abilities and efficiency.

Tongyi AI, a subsidiary of Alibaba, publicly clarified recent marketing investment data for AI products that was circulated online. Previously, it was reported that multiple AI products had advertising expenditures reaching the hundred million level in the third quarter, which attracted significant attention, particularly regarding specific figures related to Tongyi Qianwen. According to Tongyi AI's official response, the rumored figures of 4.5 million investment for Tongyi Qianwen in Q3 and 900,000 in the first 20 days of October are severely inconsistent with the actual situation. The official statement clearly indicated that the actual investment is far lower than the rumored figures, but did not disclose the real investment amount.

With the explosion of generative AI technology innovation, search engines are undergoing a revolution. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's China Institute of Electronics Technology released the 'AI Search Industry Development Report' (hereinafter referred to as 'the Report'), which outlines five major development trends in the AI search industry. Among them, simplified product design, one-stop services, and multi-end integration capabilities are experiencing rapid growth. Search scenarios are tending towards verticalization and specialization, and PC products with system-level AI capabilities are expected to become entry-level applications, with new forces in AI search like Quark reshaping the search industry ecosystem. The Report centers around core competitiveness.

Recently, Quark officially launched its self-developed intelligent dialogue assistant, CueMe. CueMe is a multifunctional smart assistant that integrates literary creation, knowledge acquisition, and emotional companionship, aimed at providing users with comprehensive information services. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence technology, CueMe can meet users' diverse needs in learning and work, whether it’s writing essays, reports, or creating novels and copy, CueMe offers efficient support.

On August 27, Alibaba's Quark from the Intelligent Information Business Group launched a new upgraded version of its PC application, focusing on optimizing AI search, AI writing, AI PPT creation, and AI document summarization functions. The AI search feature significantly outperforms industry standards in speed and clarity of speech, providing quick and accurate answers. The upgraded interface design is clearer and supports the efficient display of information including images, text, and videos. In terms of writing, Quark's PC version caters to the high-frequency needs of university students and white-collar workers, supporting rapid creation of nearly 200 types of documents.

Quark Intelligent Information Group announced on July 10th that it has upgraded its "Super Search Box," introducing a one-stop AI service centered around AI search. The AI search box in Quark 7.0 can understand user intent, aggregate high-quality content from the entire web, and provide accurate, direct, and efficient information in various formats such as text, images, and videos. It is particularly adept at handling complex logical analysis and interdisciplinary knowledge, offering users accur

Alibaba's Quark Large Model has obtained filing approval and will launch a series of AIGC applications. The Quark Large Model will upgrade content products and intelligent tools in areas such as general knowledge, health, and creativity. The full-stack self-developed Quark Large Model released by Alibaba's Intelligent Information Business Group has passed the filing process. The Quark Large Model will enhance users' efficiency in learning, work, and daily life. Alibaba will continue to rely on large model capabilities to provide users with higher quality and more efficient services.

Alibaba's Intelligent Information Division has released the fully self-developed Quark large model with hundreds of billions of parameters. The Quark large model will be applied in scenarios such as general search, healthcare, education, and workplace productivity. The Quark App will be fully upgraded to an AI assistant, accelerating its evolution into an AI helper for young people's work, study, and life. The AIGC technology based on the large model will bring new changes to search products, accelerating the transition to the next generation of search.

Alibaba has launched the Quark Scanner King App based on AI large models, integrating various efficient scanning and editing functionalities. The Quark Scanner King App achieves precise and efficient text and image recognition through AI large models. This app meets users' needs for scanning, editing, and sharing in various scenarios, enhancing work and study efficiency.