By Che Pan and Laurie Chen
BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - The head of Alibaba Group’s (9988.HK) Qwen artificial intelligence model division, Lin Junyang, said on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his role - a move that comes two days after the company released updated products.
“Bye my beloved Qwen,” Lin wrote in a post on X, without providing further explanation.
Lin and Alibaba did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Qwen’s mobile application had 203 million monthly active users in February, surging from 31.05 million in January. It now ranks third globally behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT and ByteDance’s Doubao app, according to AICPB.com, which tracks AI products.
The jump came after Chinese tech giants launched aggressive campaigns to draw more users to their apps during the Lunar New Year holidays.

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- Lin Junyang, head of Alibaba Group's Qwen AI model division, announced his resignation just days after the release of updated products.  
- Qwen's mobile application has seen a significant rise in users, reaching 203 million monthly active users in February, up from 31.05 million in January, now ranking third globally.  
- This increase follows aggressive promotional campaigns by Chinese tech giants aimed at attracting more users during the Lunar New Year holidays.

Head of Alibaba's Qwen AI division resigns