# open source AI
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Architect of Alibaba’s Qwen Steps Down Abruptly, Raising Questions for China’s Open‑Source AI Drive
Lin Junyang, a leading architect of Alibaba’s open‑source Qwen models, announced his sudden resignation on March 4, saying he needed to rest. His exit raises questions about continuity at a flagship Chinese AI programme even as Alibaba signals the team should continue with existing plans.
Sudden Shake-Up at Alibaba’s Qwen Project as Lead Engineer Steps Down After Qwen3.5 Splash
Lin Junyang, the technical lead of Alibaba’s Qwen large-language-model project, announced his resignation shortly after the open-source release of Qwen3.5. Several core contributors have also posted farewells, raising concerns about the project’s continuity and the wider tension between open-source commitments and commercial priorities at Alibaba.
Alibaba’s Qwen3.5 Appears in Hugging Face Transformers — A Quiet Move That Could Amplify China’s AI Reach
A pull request adding Qwen3.5 to the Hugging Face Transformers repository surfaced on February 9, signaling Alibaba’s latest model is being integrated into the world’s primary open‑source AI toolkit. Whether the change includes usable weights or only interface support, the move lowers barriers for developers, broadens the model’s reach, and raises questions about licensing, safety and geopolitics.