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Alibaba Cloud unveils Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat for AI 

Hauwa Ali by Hauwa Ali
August 27, 2023
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Alibaba Cloud, the pioneering digital technology and intelligence arm of Alibaba Group has once again pushed the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of two groundbreaking open-source models – Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat. 

These models represent a leap forward in AI capabilities, as they seamlessly combine language and vision understanding, making them a powerful tool for a wide range of applications.

Qwen-VL, an abbreviation for “Qwen Vision-Language,” is a multimodal marvel that builds upon the success of Alibaba Cloud’s 7-billion-parameter model, Tongyi Qianwen. Unlike its predecessor, Qwen-VL has the remarkable ability to comprehend not only text but also images, allowing it to interact with both in English and Chinese. This opens up a world of possibilities, from answering questions about images to generating image captions.

Qwen-VL-Chat takes this fusion of language and vision to a higher level. It is designed for more complex interactions, such as comparing multiple images and engaging in multi-round question answering. Leveraging advanced alignment techniques, this AI assistant can flex its creative muscles by writing poetry and stories based on input images, summarizing the content of multiple pictures, and even solving mathematical questions displayed in images.

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Democratizing AI for All

In a remarkable move to democratize AI technologies, Alibaba Cloud has generously shared the code, weights, and documentation of these models with academics, researchers, and commercial institutions worldwide. These valuable resources can be accessed through Alibaba’s AI model community, ModelScope, and the collaborative AI platform Hugging Face. For commercial applications, companies boasting over 100 million monthly active users can request a license from Alibaba Cloud.

This commitment to open source not only accelerates the development of AI but also promotes inclusivity, enabling a broader community to harness the power of these models for various purposes.

Enhancing Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

The introduction of Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat marks a significant milestone in AI. Their unique ability to extract meaning and information from images has the potential to revolutionize how we interact with visual content. For instance, in the future, these models could provide invaluable assistance to visually impaired individuals during online shopping. By understanding images and answering questions about them, they could make the digital world more accessible and inclusive.

Setting New Benchmarks

Qwen-VL was pre-trained on a vast dataset comprising both images and text. What sets it apart from other open-source large vision language models is its ability to handle image inputs at an impressive resolution of 448*448, resulting in superior image recognition and comprehension. It has demonstrated exceptional performance on various visual language tasks, including zero-shot captioning, general visual question answering, text-oriented visual question answering, and object detection.

Qwen-VL-Chat has not lagged behind either. In benchmark tests conducted by Alibaba Cloud, it achieved leading results in both Chinese and English for text-image dialogue and alignment levels with humans. The test involved a substantial dataset, including over 300 images, 800 questions, and 27 categories.

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A Continuation of Open Source Excellence

Earlier this month, Alibaba Cloud set a high standard for open-source AI by releasing its 7-billion-parameter LLMs, Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat. Within just a month of their launch, these models have been downloaded over 400,000 times, illustrating their tremendous impact and popularity within the AI community.

Alibaba Cloud’s commitment to advancing AI through open source contributions is clear, and the release of Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat reinforces this dedication to innovation and inclusivity.

In conclusion, Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat are not merely AI models; they represent a giant leap forward in the capabilities of AI, with the potential to reshape how we interact with technology and improve accessibility for all. Through open source, Alibaba Cloud is not only fostering innovation but also inviting the world to join in shaping the future of AI.

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