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China releases Qwen 3.8 Max multimodal AI model

A new AI model, Qwen 3.8 Max, has been released by China, capable of processing text, images, and videos simultaneously. This multimodal AI is available for free trial and aims to compete with US-based AI technologies. The model can handle large documents and offers integrated understanding across different data types. AI

IMPACT This multimodal AI release from China challenges existing US-based models and offers integrated understanding across text, images, and video.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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China releases Qwen 3.8 Max multimodal AI model

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🔥 # ia # ai # qwen # artificialintelligence # work # assistant # technology # imagegenerator # encoding # CollaborativeWork # computer # science La chine assomm

    🔥 # ia # ai # qwen # artificialintelligence # work # assistant # technology # imagegenerator # encoding # CollaborativeWork # computer # science La chine assomme le US et vient de sortir Qwen 3.8 Max. Cette AI peut comprendre du texte, des images, des vidéos et d'énormes document…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    🔥 # ia # ai # qwen # artificialintelligence China stuns the US and has just released Qwen 3.8 Max. This AI can understand text, images, videos and

    🔥 # ia # ai # qwen # artificialintelligence La chine assomme le US et vient de sortir Qwen 3.8 Max. Cette AI peut comprendre du texte, des images, des vidéos et d'énormes documents, le tout au même endroit. C'est gratuit à essayer. https:// qwen.ai/