{"id":9924,"date":"2026-04-21T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9924\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:13:38","slug":"alibaba-poaches-google-deepmind-research-scientist-for-qwen-ai-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9924\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba Poaches Google DeepMind Research Scientist For Qwen AI Push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is strengthening its artificial intelligence push by hiring a key contributor from\u00a0\u00a0Alphabet Inc. Google DeepMind to join its Qwen AI team.<\/p>\n

The Chinese e-commerce juggernaut has hired a research scientist from Google DeepMind to strengthen the development of its Qwen AI models, following an internal reshuffle that included the departure of former technical lead Lin Junyang.<\/p>\n

The company appointed Zhou Hao, previously a senior staff research scientist at Google, as head of post-training research, SCMP reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

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Zhou replaces Yu Bowen, who also left the company this week.<\/p>\n

Alibaba has not announced a successor to Lin.<\/p>\n

Zhou, who holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, previously contributed to several Google AI products, including Gemini 3, AI Mode, and Deep Research, according to his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n

Junyang Lin, the technical leader behind Alibaba\u2019s Qwen AI model,\u00a0stepped down from the project in a surprise move that sparked strong reactions from the developer community.<\/p>\n

Lin, also known as Justin, announced on X that he was leaving his role as Qwen\u2019s tech lead without providing further details.<\/p>\n

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Alibaba shares were down 2.57% at $129.85 during premarket trading on Thursday,\u00a0according to Benzinga Pro data.<\/p>\n

Alibaba\u2019s stock has declined nearly 5% over the past 12 months, significantly underperforming the Nasdaq Composite Index, which delivered gains of roughly 23% over the same period.<\/p>\n

U.S.-listed Chinese tech stocks slipped in premarket trading Thursday after Beijing set a 2026 GDP growth target of 4.5%\u20135%, the lowest since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Shares of Alibaba, NIO Inc., JD.com Inc., and Baidu Inc. moved lower as investors reacted to the weaker economic outlook.<\/p>\n

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