Published: August 1st, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The Chinese commerce group Alibaba is increasing its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on its B2B platform. Starting in September, Alibaba’s International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) will offer an „AI-powered conversational sourcing engine,“ Alibaba announced on Wednesday. This new technology is primarily intended to assist small and medium-sized enterprises.