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Something is afoot in the land of Qwen
The Qwen 3.5 open-weight model family from Alibaba is drawing attention for its strong performance across various model sizes, including very small models that operate locally while supporting reasoning and multimodal tasks. However, the project's future is uncertain due to the sudden resignation of its lead researcher and several core team members following an internal Alibaba reorganization.
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