Key Qwen AI Team Members Depart Alibaba Following Latest Open-Source Model Release
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Alibaba's highly regarded Qwen AI research team, known for releasing numerous powerful open-source generative models, has experienced significant departures of key technical staff including the project's technical architect. These exits occurred just 24 hours after the release of the Qwen3.5 small model series, which received public praise from Elon Musk. The circumstances surrounding the departures are unclear, raising concerns about the future of Qwen's open-source AI development efforts.
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· 4 pulledAlibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers have been among the most prolific and well-regarded by international machine learning community
just 24 hours after shipping the open source Qwen3.5 small model series—a release that drew public praise from Elon Musk for its 'impressive intelligence density'
the project's technical architect and several other Qwen team members have exited the company under unclear circumstances, raising questions and concerns
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