Justin Lin, key ex-architect of Alibaba's Qwen, publicly slams slowing-down pressure on AI acceleration
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-09-14
Justin Lin, one of the key former architects of Alibaba's Qwen model, posted a pointed remark: "When we try to accelerate u tell me to slow down? omg... U can do whatev u want. stop pretending u need any permissions." The message reads as a public statement around his departure, hinting at friction over the pace of model development.
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