Alibaba Establishes Token Foundry Business Unit to Strengthen AI Operations
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Dou Shicong
Summary
Alibaba Group has established a new Token Foundry Business Unit by merging its Tongyi Large Model BU with the Future Life Lab under Taobao and Tmall Group. This move continues Alibaba's restructuring of its AI operations, following the earlier creation of Alibaba Token Hub. Both units will report directly to CEO Eddie Wu, with Zheng Bo, chief scientist of Taobao and Tmall, leading AI efforts.
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The new division, just like Alibaba Token Hub, will be overseen directly by Chief Executive Eddie Wu
Zheng Bo, chief scientist of Taobao and Tmall, will bring AI
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