Alibaba's open-source AI model Qwen overtakes Meta, Google to claim top spot globally

Alibaba's open-source AI model Qwen has surpassed 3 billion downloads globally, overtaking Meta and Google, highlighting the accelerating adoption of Chinese open-weight AI models despite US export controls. Chinese AI models like Qwen and Moonshot AI's Kimi lead in scale and developer preference, setting new standards in the global open-source AI ecosystem.

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