IndustryThe Decoder·August 3, 2026

Alibaba's new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it's great

Alibaba is marketing its new AI model Qwen 3.8 with a video that shows the AI working while a person enjoys their hobbies. It's a deliberate contrast to the job loss warnings from OpenAI and Anthropic. Of course, it's still just marketing. The article Alibaba's new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it's great appeared first on The Decoder.

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