Recently, rumors about Alibaba’s acquisition of Zero One Wanwu Technology Co., Ltd. have been rampant. In response, Lingyiwan issued a statement on January 7, 2025 to officially refute the rumors, denying the rumors and making it clear that the cooperation with Alibaba Cloud is based on the in-depth mutual understanding between the two parties in terms of technology, computing power, business and talents. Build rather than acquire relationships. Since its establishment, Lingyiwuwu has been focusing on the research and development of large-scale model technology, and has achieved world-leading results in just one year. The company made strategic and organizational adjustments in the second half of 2024, and plans to focus on application implementation and business growth in 2025.
On January 2, Lingyiwu and Alibaba Cloud jointly announced the launch of the "Industrial Large Model Laboratory", aiming to promote the application of large model technology in real industry scenarios, accelerate the implementation of industrial large models and the expansion of the application ecosystem. The cooperation framework between the two parties has been successfully implemented and relevant implementation plans are being actively promoted.
In the first year after its establishment, Lingyiwu focused on the accumulation of large-scale model technology and has reached the world's leading level. In the second half of 2024, the company will make strategic and organizational adjustments, and in 2025 it will focus on application implementation and accelerated business growth. Dr. Kaifu Li, the company’s CEO, said that 2025 will be a test year for large models, a year of explosive application, and a year of commercialization elimination. Lingyiwu hopes to work with all parties to promote the sound and healthy development of the large model ecology.
Lingyiwuwu’s clarification of Alibaba’s acquisition rumors and its in-depth cooperation with Alibaba Cloud demonstrate its technical strength and development strategy in the field of large models. In 2025, Lingyiwuwu will continue to focus on the implementation of large-scale model applications and contribute to industry development. It is worth looking forward to its future development.