Alibaba Launches Qwen Intelligence As A Full-Stack Agentic AI Platform For Smartphones
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Alibaba has unveiled Qwen Intelligence, a full-stack agentic AI solution designed to help smartphone manufacturers bring agentic AI capabilities to their devices. HONOR is the first one to do so, with HONOR Magic9 Series and HONOR Robot Phone among the first devices to incorporate the feature. Qwen Intelligence is structured across three layers: at the foundation, a Qwen-based model is optimized for smartphones, with stronger on-device capabilities at lower cost compared to porting a general-purpose model. The middle platform layer is modular and customizable, supporting “independent model deployment, harness customization, unified tool governance, and automated evaluation,” with “device-cloud coordination” balancing performance, latency, and cost. At the top, premium agents address vertical domain needs by packaging capabilities into solutions for real-world scenarios. The first phase of Qwen Intelligence features three agents. The Mobile Planner Agent acts as the phone’s brain, handling planning and orchestration tasks – for a request such as arranging a business trip, it breaks the task down into booking flights, reserving a hotel, setting calendar events, and planning the itinerary. When disruptions occur, such as a flight cancellation, memory and proactive services are designed to step in with rebooking and alternatives. The Mobile-Use Agent carries out actions across...
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Alibaba and HONOR have co-developed domain-specific models and solutions built on Qwen Intelligence and HONOR’s MagicOS operating system.
