Huan Qiu Wang·2025-09-24 06:01Core Insights - The CEO of Alibaba Group, Wu Yongming, stated that achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a certainty, marking the beginning of a journey towards developing Super Artificial Intelligence (ASI) that can self-iterate and surpass human capabilities [1][3] Group 1: Stages of AI Development - The evolution towards ASI consists of three stages: - The first stage is "Intelligent Emergence," where AI acquires generalized intelligence by learning vast amounts of human knowledge [3] - The second stage is "Autonomous Action," where AI gains tool usage and programming abilities to assist humans, which is the current industry stage [4] - The third stage is "Self-Iteration," where AI connects with the physical world to achieve self-learning and ultimately surpass human intelligence [4] Group 2: Alibaba Cloud's Strategic Path - Alibaba Cloud aims to be a "full-stack AI service provider" and will implement its AI strategy through two core paths: - The first path is the open-source initiative "Tongyi Qianwen," which aspires to create the "Android of the AI era" [4] - The second path involves building a super AI cloud as the "next-generation computer" to provide a global intelligent computing network [4] Group 3: Infrastructure Investment - To support its ambitious vision, Alibaba is actively advancing a three-year plan to invest 380 billion yuan in AI infrastructure, with plans for continued larger investments [4] - By 2032, in preparation for the ASI era, the energy consumption of Alibaba Cloud's global data centers is projected to increase tenfold compared to 2022, which is considered the year of Generative AI [4]