In this episode of Tech Strategy Podcast 275, digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson breaks down Alibaba’s aggressive push into AI, spotlighting eight standout apps that integrate generative AI with its vast e-commerce and enterprise ecosystem. From Qwen as an all-purpose multimodal super assistant to DingTalk evolving into an agent operating system and Amap advancing spatial intelligence, these tools highlight Alibaba’s frontier approach to AI agents that execute real-world tasks. Towson emphasizes that this combination of generative AI plus e-commerce forms a powerful digital transformation strategy, positioning Alibaba to rival global leaders like Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft.