{"id":54796,"date":"2026-05-29T05:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/54796\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:43:32","slug":"why-mulerun-could-be-the-next-craze-new-alibaba-ai-agent-platform-promises-safer-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/54796\/","title":{"rendered":"Why MuleRun could be the next craze: new Alibaba AI agent platform promises safer adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent platform is looking to replicate the \u201clobster craze\u201d sparked by <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3349146\/chinese-ai-rivals-clash-over-anthropics-openclaw-exit-amid-global-token-crunch?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AI agent tool OpenClaw<\/a> earlier this year, while avoiding some of the privacy and security risks associated with the open-source software.<a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3353747\/chinas-tech-companies-are-looking-rewrite-e-commerce-playbook-ai-agents?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MuleRun<\/a>, developed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding, offers a one-stop service for users to access a range of different AI agents.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The platform, showcased at the Alibaba Cloud summit on May 20, has been billed as an \u201calways-on AI workforce\u201d that can help users easily tap AI agents for research, reports, coding and other complex tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Who is behind MuleRun?The platform was developed by a team led by Chen Yusen, a vice-president at <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/article\/3349508\/alibaba-cloud-growth-forecast-accelerate-ai-push-higher-service-charges-analysts?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alibaba Cloud<\/a> and a graduate of the prestigious Zhejiang University, the alma mater of many other Chinese AI heavyweights including DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to his LinkedIn profile, Chen joined Alibaba in 2023, first as a researcher in the CEO\u2019s office before overseeing the global expansion of the Hangzhou-based company, including a stint in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alibaba says MuleRun serves businesses and users in 43 countries including China, Brazil and Mexico. Photo: AP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9a163e6d-5556-4a2e-a594-0be71a9dfa41_1126e908.jpg\" title=\"Alibaba says MuleRun serves businesses and users in 43 countries including China, Brazil and Mexico. Photo: AP\"\/>Alibaba says MuleRun serves businesses and users in 43 countries including China, Brazil and Mexico. Photo: APWhat can MuleRun do?Initially launched last September as an \u201cAI agent marketplace\u201d, MuleRun has since transitioned to a broader <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3354061\/china-says-integration-ai-advanced-manufacturing-can-help-offset-economic-headwinds?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AI productivity platform<\/a> offering agents for different tasks, including video generation, stock analysis and social media management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent platform is looking to replicate the \u201clobster craze\u201d sparked by AI agent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[511,32092,405,2310,2818,7537,32093,387,935,6726,1081,27753,32094,576,1414,26772],"class_list":["post-54796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-agentic-ai","tag-ai-agent","tag-ai-agent-tool","tag-ai-agents","tag-alibaba-cloud","tag-alibaba-group-holding","tag-artificial-intelligence-agents","tag-chen-yusen","tag-china","tag-chinese","tag-hangzhou","tag-mexico","tag-mexico-city","tag-mulerun","tag-openclaw","tag-south-china-morning-post","tag-zhejiang-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}