Alibaba Declares ASI as Goal

Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu told a major Hangzhou conference that AGI is now a certainty and only a starting point; the company is explicitly targeting super artificial intelligence (ASI) that self‑iterates and surpasses humans. He laid out a two‑track plan—open‑sourcing Qwen as an 'Android of the AI era' and building a 'super AI cloud'—with a three‑stage path from emergent intelligence to AI agency to self‑improvement. — An official, open declaration of ASI as the national‑champion target signals China’s strategic intent on AI platforms and standards, escalating global governance, security, and industrial‑policy stakes.