BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Wednesday its video- and image-generating artificial intelligence model Wan 2.1 is now publicly available - or open source - in a move likely to increase its uptake and intensify competition in AI.

Alibaba will release an open-source version of its video and image-generating AI model, Wan 2.1, the Chinese tech giant said in a post on X on Tuesday. The company will hold a live press conference for the official release at 11:00 pm Beijing Time (1500 GMT),

Alibaba has made its latest artificial intelligence model for video and image generation, Wan 2.1, publicly available, a move that is expected to accelerate adoption and intensify competition in the AI space.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reopened access to its API after halting service for nearly three weeks due to capacity constraints.

AI startup DeepSeek has once again made access to its core programming interface available after a three-week pause.

DeepSeek has reopened access to its core programming interface after nearly a three-week suspension, resuming a service key to wider adoption of an AI model that’s proven remarkably popular since its emergence last month.