The new unit combines the Tongyi large model division with Future Life Lab and will report directly to Group CEO Eddie Wu, while Zheng Bo’s Happy Horse and Happy Oyster teams are folded in.
Alibaba has merged its Tongyi large model division with Future Life Lab to form a new unit called Token Foundry as part of a broader reshuffle of its artificial intelligence operations. The new business will report directly to Group CEO Eddie Wu. In the same reorganization, Zhou Jingren was appointed Alibaba chief scientist and will lead a new AI Future Research Institute, while Zheng Bo’s Happy Horse and Happy Oyster teams will be integrated into Token Foundry. The changes, reported by PANews on June 8, affect multiple AI businesses and signal a more centralized structure around Alibaba’s model development and future AI research.