阿里蔡崇信：只有开源才能推动 AI 普及，千问开源模型已超 470 款

IT House reported on November 3 that the 2026 World Internet Conference opened today (November 3) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. According to Jiemian News, Alibaba Group co-founder and chairman of the board Joseph Tsai said at the opening ceremony that demand for AI continues to rise and computing power is in short supply. He believes that "only open source can be popularized." Open source can effectively reduce the R&D costs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which is especially important for developing countries. Tsai Chongxin revealed that Alibaba Qianwen has now open sourced more than 470 models, with cumulative global downloads exceeding 4 billion and more than 330,000 derivative models. According to a Bloomberg report in October this year, Tsai Chongxin said that if Europe wants to get rid of its technological dependence on China and the United States, the best choice is open source AI. He called on Europe to build its own computing infrastructure for training and running AI models. IT House noticed that Tsai Chongxin had predicted that in the future, AI would shift from an explicit topic to an implicit infrastructure. "Five years from now, people may no longer discuss AI alone, because it will be integrated into every aspect of business like the Internet today. Related terms may evolve with the popularity of technology, but AI, as a fundamental technological breakthrough, will continue to impact business and society." Tsai also elaborated on the AI ​​open source path of Chinese companies represented by Alibaba. "Just like a top university will be open to the world and provide bursaries to students, AI should also make its progress open source so that more people can benefit. This also stems from the philosophical choices of Chinese companies."