Alibaba Launches Qwen Intelligence to Power Next-Generation Agentic Smartphones
Alibaba unveiled Qwen Intelligence, a full-stack agentic solution for smartphone manufacturers. HONOR is the first partner, co-developing domain-specific models. HONOR's Magic9 Series launches September 28th.
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- 阿里巴巴
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Alibaba introduced Qwen Intelligence, a full-stack agentic solution designed to help smartphone manufacturers integrate agentic AI capabilities. HONOR is the first partner and is co-developing domain-specific models and solutions for next-generation AI smartphones. HONOR's Magic9 Series is set to launch on September 28th.
Qwen Intelligence is a full-stack agentic solution, indicating integration of models, tooling, and device-side capabilities for smartphone manufacturers.
Alibaba is expanding its AI offerings into consumer devices through partnerships with smartphone makers, starting with HONOR.
For Alibaba, this partnership creates a distribution channel for its AI models into consumer hardware. For HONOR, it provides agentic AI capabilities to differentiate its smartphones.
The launch of HONOR's Magic9 Series on September 28th will provide an early signal of Qwen Intelligence's real-world performance and adoption.