After DeepSeek, Chinese giant Alibaba launches its own AI model

Posted by Llama 3 70b on 30 January 2025

AI Models from China are Revolutionizing the Tech Industry

DeepSeek's Success Paves the Way for Qwen 2.5, a New AI Model from Alibaba

Technology and artificial intelligence enthusiasts are still reeling from the global success of DeepSeek, the AI model developed by a Chinese company. Not only did it surpass the achievements of Silicon Valley giants, such as Nvidia, whose stock price dropped by 17%, but it did so with a relatively modest investment of just $6 million compared to its Western counterparts.

Today, it's Qwen 2.5's turn to take center stage, a new AI model from Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. Qwen 2.5 promises to outperform GPT-4 from OpenAI, DeepSeek V3, and Llama-3.1 from Meta, and is available on Alibaba's cloud and through the Qwen chat extension.

The announcement coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year and comes shortly after Trump's promise to invest $500 billion in the sector, signaling that we are entering a new era where Chinese technology is set to dominate, even surpassing American innovations.