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Alibaba Cloud Partners with Z.ai for Autonomous AI Agent Launch
ByAinvest
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 9:22 am ET1min read
Z.ai has partnered with Alibaba's Cloud Unit to launch an autonomous AI agent. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is an investment holding company providing technology infrastructure and marketing platforms through nine segments, including China Commerce Retail, Cloud Intelligence, and Digital Media and Entertainment. The company operates Alibaba.com, Youku, and Freshippo, among others. The partnership aims to leverage Z.ai's AI expertise with Alibaba's cloud services to create an autonomous AI agent.
In a strategic move to bolster its AI capabilities, Z.ai, a Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn, has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to launch an autonomous AI agent. The partnership aims to leverage Z.ai's AI expertise with Alibaba's robust cloud services to create an AI agent capable of handling everyday tasks such as ordering food, making reservations, and generating multimedia content [2].Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, is one of China's leading AI companies, often referred to as an "AI tiger." The company's AI agent, designed to operate on smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers, is free to use and available on both Android and iOS platforms, as well as web terminals [2]. This initiative reflects the growing competition in the AI agent market segment, with domestic tech firms vying for dominance.
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and AI services arm of Alibaba Group Holding, has been at the forefront of AI innovation. The company recently released an advanced agentic AI coding model under its Qwen3 family, which will be used to deploy Z.ai's AI agent [2]. This partnership is a significant step in Alibaba's strategy to enhance its AI capabilities and expand its market reach.
The collaboration between Z.ai and Alibaba Cloud is part of a broader trend in China, where tech giants are investing heavily in AI and cloud computing to stay competitive in the digital economy. The partnership is expected to benefit both companies by leveraging their respective strengths in AI and cloud services.
References:
[1] https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business
[2] https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3322557/chinese-unicorn-zai-alibaba-cloud-team-deploy-new-ai-agent-smartphone-users?utm_source=rss_feed
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