Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu named to TIME100 AI list; Qwen top open-source model
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-08-28
Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu has been named to TIME's list of the most influential people in AI. The honor recognizes his leadership in transforming Alibaba into a global AI leader and highlights the company's shift toward commercialization and the 'agentic era' by 2026. Qwen is now the world's most-downloaded open-source model family, and AI Cloud revenue grew 45% year-over-year, its fastest pace in 22 quarters.
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