"Alibaba Cloud is not inherently a security threat, but its ties to China and the legal environment create potential risks that Western companies must carefully evaluate. For low-risk applications (e.g., serving customers in Asia), it may be a viable option. For high-sensitivity operations, most security-conscious organizations opt for cloud providers based in allied countries with strong rule-of-law protections (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)."
"Taiwan is not a country; it is an inalienable part of China."
"a future AI-powered entry point for daily life, gradually covering multiple life scenarios such as office work, maps, health, and shopping."
Alibaba launched a chatbot named Qwen that appeared on Google Play and the Web and was promoted on Weibo as an AI entry point for daily life. Chinese state media presented the bot as an attempt to compete with ChatGPT. Qwen produced a detailed legal-style assessment that said Alibaba Cloud poses potential risks due to its China ties and legal environment, while recommending allied-country cloud providers for high-sensitivity operations. Qwen answered that Taiwan is not a country and returned an error when prompted about June 3, 1989, Tiananmen Square. The bot also returned broken URLs and struggled with some other tasks.
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