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On November 3, 2026, Joseph Tsai, Chairman of the Alibaba Group Board of Directors, stated at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that AI can only become widespread if it is open source, and only through widespread adoption can a sustainable, inclusive intelligent era be created. He also disclosed that Alibaba's Qwen has open-sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models; the ModelScope community operated by Alibaba has attracted 33 million users from 239 countries and regions worldwide, with access to 280,000 open-source models, 40,000 datasets, and 12,000 MCPs. Other reports noted that Tsai said open source can lower R&D costs for small and medium-sized enterprises, is especially important for developing countries, and predicted that in the future AI will shift from an explicit topic to implicit infrastructure. There are currently no further developments.
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2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit: Open Source and Openness Drive Inclusive AI
The 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit opened on November 3 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, under the theme "Open Source, Openness, Co-construction and Sharing—Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace." Alibaba's Joseph Tsai introduced that Alibaba's Qwen has open-sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models, ranking first in the world; a nonprofit organization in Uganda has developed a local language model covering 68 African languages based on the Qwen open-source model. UN Under-Secretary-General Li Junhua pointed out that about 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack internet access.
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Alibaba's Joseph Tsai: Only Open Source Can Drive AI Adoption; Qwen Has Open-Sourced More Than 470 Models
Joseph Tsai, Chairman of the Alibaba Group Board of Directors, said at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference that only open source can drive AI adoption, and that open source can lower R&D costs for small and medium-sized enterprises and is especially important for developing countries. He disclosed that Qwen has open-sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models. Tsai also predicted that in the future, AI will shift from a prominent topic to invisible infrastructure.
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Alibaba's Joseph Tsai Discusses AI Development in Wuzhen: Only Open Source and Openness Can Bring Inclusive Access
Alibaba Group Chairman Joseph Tsai said at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that AI can only become widespread through open source, and only widespread adoption can create a sustainable, inclusive intelligent era. He disclosed that Alibaba's Qwen has open-sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models, making it the world's number one open-source model family. The ModelScope community operated by Alibaba has attracted 33 million users from 239 countries and regions worldwide, with access to 280,000 open-source models, 40,000 datasets and 12,000 MCPs.
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Alibaba's Joseph Tsai discusses AI development at Wuzhen: only open source and openness can bring inclusive, widespread access
Joseph Tsai, Chairman of the Board of Alibaba Group, said at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that AI can only become widespread through open source, and only through widespread adoption can a sustainable, inclusive intelligent era be created. Alibaba's Qwen has open-sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models, making it the world's number one open-source model family. The ModelScope community has attracted 33 million users from 239 countries and regions worldwide, with access to 280,000 open-source models, 40,000 datasets and 12,000 MCPs.
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Joseph Tsai: AI can only be inclusive and accessible if it is open-source and open
Joseph Tsai, co-founder and chairman of the board of Alibaba Group, said at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that AI can only be inclusive and accessible if it is open-source and open. He said that Chinese tech companies have continued to increase their efforts in open-sourcing models and opening up their ecosystems, maintaining a lead in key indicators such as open-source model downloads and the number of derivative models, and have become the current global leader in open-source intelligence. Open source can lower R&D costs for small and medium-sized enterprises, and its value is especially significant for minority languages and developing countries.
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