According to Sina Tech, Alibaba's AI flagship application, Quark, is secretly advancing a major AI business project codenamed "C Plan." The plan is led by the core team of Quark and involves senior members from the Tongyi Lab. Its goal is to layout in the field of conversational AI applications, with the first phase of results expected to be launched soon.
Multiple sources revealed that the "C Plan" is a product that requires long-term investment and highly depends on breakthroughs in model technology. The current results about to come to light are only a阶段性 achievement, showing Alibaba's determination to deeply cultivate the AI application field in the long term.
Regarding the origin of the name "C Plan," there are currently two main speculations in the industry:
"C" stands for "Chat": indicating that Quark will launch a new form of conversational product and officially enter the field of conversational AI.
"C" comes from the classic game "Pac-Man": this is seen as an internal speculation full of "tension," implying something obvious — its target is ByteDance's AI chatbot "Doubao." This shows Quark's ambition to take the initiative in the competition of conversational AI.
