Breaking! Meta's Zuckerberg orders to abandon open-source AI and switch to Alibaba's Qwen as the fine-tuning foundation

According to the latest market news, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has officially instructed the company to abandon its long-term strategy of “fully open-sourcing” artificial intelligence. Future cutting-edge AI models will adopt a paid model rather than being publicly available for free. (Previous background: Is Zuckerberg giving up? Meta plans to cut 30% of metaverse budget and lay off staff as early as January next year, META shares rise 4%) (Additional background: Meta Zuckerberg busy! Paying over $100 million in salaries, three AI geniuses leaving within two months) According to the latest market news, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has officially instructed the company to abandon its long-term strategy of “fully open-sourcing” artificial intelligence. Future cutting-edge AI models will adopt a paid model rather than being publicly available for free. BBG: Zuckerberg Directs Pivot Away From Open Source AI At Meta BBG: Refined New AI Model Using Alibaba’s Qwen BBG: Meta Developing Model Codenamed ‘Avocado’ That It May Charge For — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) December 10, 2025 Several insiders revealed that Meta is currently developing its next-generation large language model (internal code name “Avocado”), which is being fine-tuned based on Alibaba’s open-source series Qwen. It is reported that Zuckerberg explicitly stated in internal meetings that Meta must prioritize “superintelligence” rather than insisting on complete open-sourcing. After the release of Llama 4, the market adoption rate did not meet expectations, and with competitors like OpenAI moving quickly, Meta’s senior management decided to change course. Notably, analysts pointed out that Meta choosing Alibaba’s Qwen as the fine-tuning base demonstrates that Chinese open-source models have gained international recognition in performance and multilingual能力. Following this news, Alibaba’s US stock (BABA) pre-market rose, while Meta (META) slightly declined. Analysts believe that although this move may accelerate product iteration and commercialization in the short term, it could damage Meta’s leadership position within the global developer community. Related Reports Metaplanet stock plummeted 80%, “Bitcoin lost 16%,” CEO responds: Not abandoning BTC reserves, continuing long-term accumulation Ethereum ERC-8004 protocol explained? Building AI agents “On-chain Identity Card”: Google, MetaMask, Coinbase jointly endorse Meta plunges 11%, frightening tech stocks! Bitcoin briefly drops below $107,000, Ethereum dips to $3,700 <Breaking! Meta Zuckerberg orders abandoning open-source AI, switching to Alibaba’s Qwen as the fine-tuning base> This article was first published on Dongqu BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.