Yuan Yuan, director of Alibaba Research Institute: In the wave of generative AI, software has become a bridge connecting technological innovation and industrial innovation.

On November 8, at the "Artificial Intelligence Leads Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation Integrative Development Forum" of the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, Yuan Yuan, Dean of Alibaba Research Institute, delivered a keynote speech on "From Coding to Conversing with the Future: Generative AI Reshapes the New Paradigm of Software." "When software faces the wave of generative artificial intelligence, we will move towards a better future," Yuan said. "Through software as the best tool, we can cross the ocean between technological innovation and industrial innovation, and reach the other shore beyond the vast sea."