Core Viewpoint - Alibaba has refuted recent rumors regarding the collective departure of the "Qwen model core team" and adjustments to its open-source strategy, asserting that the team remains stable and all products and services are operating normally [2]. Group 1 - The Qwen model team is stable, and there has been no "collective departure" [2]. - Alibaba will continue to adhere to its open-source strategy, with the foundational model team not being assigned commercial KPIs such as DAU. The goal of the Qwen large model is to pursue the upper limits of model intelligence and achieve AGI [2]. - Alibaba welcomes top global AI talent to join in building world-class large model technology and an open-source ecosystem, committing to increased investment to support the Qwen team [2]. Group 2 - On March 4, Lin Junyang, a senior algorithm expert and head of the Qwen large model, announced his departure from the team [2]. - On March 5, Alibaba's CEO Wu Yongming addressed Lin's departure in an internal email, reaffirming the company's commitment to its open-source model strategy and the ongoing investment in AI research and talent acquisition [2].
阿里辟谣:千问模型团队集体离职系谣言