Alibaba's response: The company has decided to approve Lin Junyang's resignation and will establish a basic model support team.

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05/03/2026
This morning, Alibaba CEO Wu Yongming responded to the resignation of Lin Junyang in an internal email. He stated that the company will continue to adhere to the open source model strategy, continuously increase AI research and development investments, and strengthen the recruitment of outstanding talents. The following is the full text of the email: Dear colleagues at Tongyi Laboratory: The company has decided to approve the resignation of Lin Junyang, and we thank him for his contributions in his position. Jingren will continue to lead Tongyi Laboratory to advance the follow-up work. At the same time, the company will establish a basic model support group, coordinated by me, Jingren, and Fan Yu, to support the construction of basic models with group resources. Technological development will not advance without progress. Developing large basic models is our key strategic focus for the future. While we continue to adhere to the open source model strategy, we will continuously increase our research and development investments in the field of artificial intelligence, and intensify our efforts to recruit outstanding talents. Let's work together.