Di Yi Cai Jing·2025-10-20 15:58Core Insights - Alibaba's AI flagship application Quark is set to unveil its internally incubated "C Plan" AI business, with the first phase of results expected soon [2] - The "C Plan" is led by Quark's core AI team and involves senior members from Tongyi Lab, focusing on conversational AI applications [2] - Quark has upgraded various AI capabilities this year, including deep search and AI camera features, under the "AI Super Box" initiative [2] Group 1 - The "C Plan" has been secretly advanced for several months, with key employees concentrated in Hangzhou for closed operations [2] - The project is described as requiring long-term investment and dependent on breakthroughs in model technology, making collaboration with Tongyi Lab crucial [2] - Various interpretations of the "C" in "C Plan" exist, including "Chat," a reference to the classic game "Pac-Man," or a designation for Alibaba's Xixi Park C area [2] Group 2 - Quark has consistently topped the AIGCRank's China AI application rankings for several months [3] - In the global context, Quark ranks ninth in A16z's Top 100 consumer-grade generative AI applications, while Doubao ranks twelfth [3]