Alibaba established the Group Technology Committee, upgraded the AI Model Business Unit, and accelerated AI development.

On the afternoon of April 8th, Sina Technology exclusively learned that Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming issued an internal letter, announcing the adjustment of AI-related organizations, including the establishment of a group technical committee, the upgrade of the Tongyi Large Model Business Unit, and accelerating AI development. According to the internal letter, Alibaba has established a technical committee at the group level, with Wu Yongming as the leader, and members including Zhou Jingren, Wu Zeming, and Li Feifei. Zhou Jingren will serve as the Chief AI Architect of the technical committee, Li Feifei will be responsible for Alibaba Cloud technology and AI cloud infrastructure construction, and Wu Zeming will be in charge of the group's business technology platform and AI inference platform construction. In order to achieve the overall goal of accelerating AI development, Alibaba will upgrade the Tongyi Lab to the Tongyi Large Model Business Unit, with Zhou Jingren in charge; Li Feifei will become the CTO of Alibaba Cloud; Wu Zeming will focus on the role of CTO of Alibaba Group, and the CEO of Taobao Flash Sale will be taken over by Lei Yanqun. 2026 is a key year for the accelerated development of Alibaba AI. From the establishment of the ATH business group with the core goal of "Create Token, Transport Token, Apply Token", to the latest model Qwen 3.6 Plus winning the OpenRouter global large model weekly invocation champion, Alibaba's recent actions in the field of AI have been continuous. This adjustment signifies the aggregation of strengths and resources, focusing on the most critical battlefield, indicating that Alibaba has entered a period of comprehensive acceleration in AI.