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Alibaba Cloud Founder Predicts 90% of Current AI Services Will Disappear

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July 28, 2025
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  1. AI Shakeup Coming: Wang Jian, founder of Alibaba’s $16 billion cloud business, predicts 90% of current AI technologies and services will vanish within 5-10 years as the industry matures beyond ChatGPT hype.
  2. ChatGPT Created “Bias”: Wang argues OpenAI’s chatbot success created a skewed understanding of AI’s potential, limiting innovation to conversational applications when the technology’s scope is far broader.
  3. Innovation Over Money: Criticizing Silicon Valley’s approach, Wang says throwing money at expensive talent isn’t the winning formula—innovation and finding the “right person, not the expensive person” matters more in early-stage development.
  4. China’s Advantage: Wang believes China will remain an AI innovation hotbed due to its role as one of the world’s biggest technology laboratories where people are “fascinated about technology” and experimenting widely.
  5. Alibaba’s AI Success: Under Wang’s leadership, Alibaba developed the Qwen model, considered on par with DeepSeek and U.S. rivals like GPT and Gemini, while building cloud computing from scratch into a major business.

What Happened?

Wang Jian, the computer scientist who built Alibaba’s cloud computing business from nothing in 2009, delivered a stark assessment of the current AI landscape in an exclusive Bloomberg interview. He argued that while ChatGPT sparked mainstream AI adoption, it also created misconceptions about the technology’s true potential, leading to a proliferation of services that don’t represent AI’s essence.

Wang’s critique extends to Silicon Valley’s talent acquisition strategy, where companies like OpenAI and Meta are paying “sports-megastar salaries” to engineers. He contrasts this with his own approach at Alibaba, where he pitched cloud computing to Jack Ma without concrete business models, relying instead on conviction about computing’s future importance—a bet that paid off with Alicloud becoming a $16 billion business and developer of the competitive Qwen AI model.


Why It Matters?

Wang’s prediction signals a potential major consolidation in the AI industry, where current valuations and business models may not survive as the technology matures beyond its current hype cycle. His perspective carries weight given his track record of successfully building Alibaba’s cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities, positioning the company as a serious competitor to U.S. tech giants in the global AI race.

The critique of Silicon Valley’s expensive talent acquisition strategy suggests alternative approaches to AI development may be more sustainable and effective. Wang’s emphasis on innovation over capital expenditure challenges the prevailing wisdom that massive investment and high-priced talent are prerequisites for AI success, potentially reshaping how companies approach AI development and resource allocation in an increasingly competitive landscape.


What’s Next?

Watch for signs of AI industry consolidation as companies with unsustainable business models face pressure, particularly those built primarily around ChatGPT-style applications without broader technological foundations. The survival of AI startups and services will likely depend on their ability to demonstrate genuine innovation beyond conversational interfaces.

Monitor how the talent war in AI evolves, particularly whether Wang’s philosophy of prioritizing innovation over expensive hiring gains traction among other tech leaders. China’s continued development as an AI innovation hub will be crucial to watch, especially as geopolitical tensions intensify and both the U.S. and China compete for technological supremacy in artificial intelligence development and deployment.

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