On the evening of February 3, Ant Digital Technologies CEO Zhao Wenbiao issued a company-wide letter titled "Advancing Together into the New Era of Large Models—Notification on the Organizational Upgrade for Large Models," announcing the establishment of a "Large Model Technology Innovation Department." This new department will focus on building foundational large models and industry-specific models tailored for To B scenarios. It is understood that this team will collaborate with relevant units within Ant Group to advance the commercialization of Ant Group's Bailing large model for business-to-business applications, aiming to better usher global enterprises into the AI era.
In the internal letter, Zhao Wenbiao stated, "Over the past year, the intelligent agents developed by Ant Digital Technologies have been deeply integrated into our clients' business processes, operating stably in real production environments and have become benchmark cases within multiple financial institutions. This not only validates the genuine market demand but also solidifies our position in the enterprise-level AI services sector. These breakthroughs and innovations in AI industrial practice give us the confidence and capability to further expand large model research and development into more complex areas of industrial digitalization."
Ant Digital Technologies CEO Zhao Wenbiao holds dual PhDs from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Rutgers University in the United States. He joined Ant Group in 2016 and was instrumental in building the intelligent risk control systems for Alipay and Ant Group, possessing extensive experience and significant technical achievements in the field of AI security and risk management.
According to official disclosures, since 2025, Ant Digital Technologies has centered its efforts on "technology implementation" as a core objective, driving AI from laboratory research into real-world business scenarios. Focusing on key sectors such as finance, energy, transportation, and manufacturing, its services now cover 100% of state-owned joint-stock banks, over 60% of regional commercial banks, and hundreds of financial institutions. Its research achievements are concentrated in technological areas including blockchain consensus protocols, AI security, and trusted computing, providing novel solutions for large-scale intelligent collaboration among enterprises.