The biggest issue with the Alibaba Qianwen team is that they made the same mistake as many other companies. What companies need are employees, not big celebrities. Making a high-profile entrance/exit on social media is a hugely damaging blow to the company’s PR. In the future, domestic companies might need to add another check during background screening: whether you like posting on Twitter. After all, the AI field still thrives more on global social platforms, and you can find almost all top AI talents on Twitter (except the OpenAI team) Social media will be the weapon of the working class.