{"id":12117,"date":"2025-12-13T12:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/meta-sees-role-reversal-as-it-adopts-alibabas-qwen-to-train-ai-models\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:35:18","slug":"meta-sees-role-reversal-as-it-adopts-alibabas-qwen-to-train-ai-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/meta-sees-role-reversal-as-it-adopts-alibabas-qwen-to-train-ai-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta sees role reversal as it adopts Alibaba\u2019s Qwen to train AI models"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023, they were open-sourced, a move that singled it out among global AI model developers at the time.<\/p>\n

That September, one of the many derivatives of Llama was announced: Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen.<\/span> The first generation of Qwen adopted Llama’s training process and cited Meta’s seminal research findings in its accompanying technical report.<\/div>\n

Out of deference, the Chinese researchers even called Llama “the top open-source large language model”.<\/p>\n

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Two years later, the tables have seemingly turned. According to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday, it was now Meta that is reportedly taking its cues from Alibaba,<\/span> with unnamed sources claiming that the Facebook owner was now using Qwen to help train a new model code-named Avocado.<\/div>\n

The report did not specify which Alibaba Qwen model was being used. Alibaba owns the Post.<\/p>\n

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Meta released its flagship Llama family of AI models in February 2023. Photo: Shutterstock Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The development caps a remarkable reversal in fortunes for the two leading US and Chinese open-source flagbearers. Up until very recently, Llama was the default model of choice for developers building on open-source AI software, including in China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When US tech giant Meta Platforms released its flagship Llama family of artificial intelligence models in February 2023, they were open-sourced, a move that singled it out among global AI model developers at the time. That September, one of the many derivatives of Llama was announced: Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen. The first generation of Qwen adopted…<\/p>\n

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