Tongyi Internal Conference Responds to Resignation Controversy, Wu Yongming States that Qwen is the Top Priority, HR Vows to Spare No Effort to Retain

According to 1M AI News monitoring, AI industry practitioner Xinyu Yang posted on social media revealing that Alibaba held a Tongyi internal conference on March 4, with CEO Wu Yongming, Tongyi Lab leader Zhou Jingren, and Chief HR in attendance. The Chief HR characterized this organizational adjustment as talent expansion and providing more resources, stating that Qwen is a group-level matter rather than just the Basic Model team's affair, the team of over 100 people is not sufficient, and it is "difficult to take care of everyone's ideas" during the expansion process.

Wu Yongming stated that Qwen is the group's top priority, calling himself the "most aggressive CEO in China seeking computing power," and apologizing for not promptly understanding the team's resource-blocking situation, attributing the issue to the information dissemination process rather than priority. Zhou Jingren mentioned that resources have always been tight, he is working on overall planning, admitting that he has also been "marginalized," and stating that the internal Alibaba Cloud's usability issue is due to historical reasons.

Regarding Lin Junyang's potential return, the Chief HR stated that the company "cannot be deified" and cannot accept "irrational demands at all costs to retain" individuals. The meeting also addressed the previous controversial personnel arrangement: Zhou Hao was concerned about not fitting into the Qwen team initially, voluntarily requested to be placed under Zhou Jingren first, and senior management approved this arrangement, stating that the entire process did not consider political factors.