Alibaba transformed Quark into an artificial intelligence aid.
Alibaba's Quark App Transforms into an AI-Powered Assistant
Alibaba has upgraded its Quark app, transforming it into an AI-driven assistant backed by the company's cutting-edge Qwen neural network. According to Bloomberg, this new iteration of Quark combines various functionalities, such as chatbot services, image generation, travel planning, essay writing, and meeting note-taking, to offer a fully-fledged AI assistant platform.
Quark's CEO, Wu Jia, and Alibaba's vice-president, stated, "As our model evolves, we envision Quark as a gateway to endless possibilities, where users can explore everything with the help of artificial intelligence." Quark initially debuted in 2016 as a web browser but has since grown to reach 200 million users in China, as the company recently disclosed.
In March, Alibaba introduced the QwQ-32, an AI model geared towards reasoning, which may have played a role in the enhanced capabilities of the revamped Quark app. The assistant's new iteration incorporates advanced features like "AI Super Box," a limitless AI toolbox, that unifies multiple AI functions, including AI search, writing, image generation, academic research, question answering, and task execution, into a single, intuitive interface.
Furthermore, the updated Quark assistant leverages Alibaba's Qwen models to offer a deep search and reasoning capability, setting it apart from traditional search engines. Users can interact with Quark through both text and images, and it is capable of completing multi-step tasks efficiently. The assistant caters to diverse user needs, from students seeking help with homework to professionals mulling over proposals or presentations, and travelers planning customized itineraries.
Alibaba continuously incorporates the latest advancements from its Tongyi series large models into Quark, ensuring the assistant remains up-to-date with the latest AI technologies and experiences continuous evolution for improved inference, multimodal capabilities, and overall performance. Since its recent relaunch and upgrade, Quark has emerged as China's most popular AI app, redefining search and AI interaction for ordinary users in the AI era.
The Quark app, now an AI-powered assistant, leverages Alibaba's cutting-edge Qwen neural network and offers a wide range of functions such as chatbot services, image generation, travel planning, essay writing, and meeting note-taking, all driven by artificial intelligence. With advancements like the AI Super Box, Quark seamlessly integrates multiple AI functions, further emphasizing its commitment to being a gateway to endless possibilities backed by artificial intelligence.
