According to reports, on the afternoon of April 8, Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba Group, announced a series of major organizational restructuring through an internal letter. The adjustment focuses on "accelerating AI construction" by establishing the Group Technology Committee and upgrading business departments, officially launching a period of full-scale AI acceleration.

Key Changes: World-Class Scientist Fei-Fei Li Joins

The most notable change in this adjustment is the new title of Fei-Fei Li:

CTO of Alibaba Cloud: Fei-Fei Li will officially serve as the CTO of Alibaba Cloud, fully responsible for Alibaba Cloud's technology and AI cloud infrastructure development.

Group Technology Committee: She will also join the newly established "Group Technology Committee" along with Jingren Zhou and Zeming Wu, who will be personally led by Jack Ma.

Department Upgrade: Tongyi Lab Becomes Independent

To further consolidate strengths, Alibaba has elevated the level of its AI R&D system:

Tongyi Large Model Business Unit: The former Tongyi Lab has been officially upgraded into the Tongyi Large Model Business Unit, led by Jingren Zhou.

Clear Roles: Jingren Zhou will serve as the Chief AI Architect of the Technology Committee; Zeming Wu will focus on the Group CTO work, responsible for AI inference platform development.

Strategic Background: From ATH Business Group to Qwen 3.6 Plus

2026 is seen as a crucial year for Alibaba's accelerated AI development, with frequent recent activities:

Token King: Alibaba has previously established the ATH Business Group (Alibaba Token Hub), focusing on "creating, delivering, and applying Tokens."

Outstanding Performance: The latest Qwen 3.6 Plus model recently ranked first in global large model weekly usage volume on OpenRouter, proving its strong market penetration.

Management Coordination: Realigning Talent Pipeline

In line with the AI strategy, Alibaba has also made minor adjustments to relevant business leaders:

Zeming Wu will focus on group-level technical work.

Yanqun Lei will take over the position of CEO of Taobao Flash Sales.

Conclusion: Investing in the Key Battlefield

This adjustment means that Alibaba has completed the "full-chain announcement" from the underlying infrastructure to the upper-layer large model applications. When top global talent and core business units are combined, Alibaba is trying to seize the right to define the AGI era by adopting a flatter and more professional organizational structure during the second half of the AI era.