Leading industry change, Alibaba International Station launches AI procurement tools globally

The reporter learned that on September 7 , Alibaba International Station took the lead in launching the AI ​​procurement tool - Smart Assistant to the world at the " CoCreate 2023 " conference held in the United States .

It is reported that the " Smart Procurement Assistant " first released by Alibaba International Station is based on the procurement needs of small and medium-sized enterprises around the world . It is upgraded in terms of smart image search, smart demand release, smart communication, and smart logistics services . It will greatly improve the procurement efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises , especially the efficiency of purchasing Chinese products .

The reporter saw that in a live demonstration at the " CoCreate 2023" conference in the United States , an overseas professional buyer saw a smart suitcase that is currently in high demand, took a photo, uploaded it to Alibaba International Station, and added more creative ideas through the smart assistant , such as "futuristic, but with leather handles" and other specific requirements, and connected with more precise suppliers .

An overseas buyer at the scene said that the sellers on Alibaba International Station have unique advantages in customization capabilities and can meet the customization needs of more creative products .

"It's still hard to get me excited, but the technology introduced by Alibaba International Station at this summit really opened my eyes. I have never seen it before. It is very unique . " An editor-in-chief of an authoritative media in the local e-commerce field in the United States said after watching the product demonstration.

Photo: Alibaba International Station " C o Create 2023 " conference site

Currently, Alibaba International Station is the most popular B2B digital trade platform in the United States , and even surpasses the recently popular "Sam's Club" in China in the download ranking of local app stores. Overseas buyers believe that the launch of this smart tool will further enhance the advantages of Alibaba International Station.

At the end of last month, Alibaba International Station launched a full-link AI foreign trade product in Yiwu, the "World Small Commodity Capital" . It was launched from the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprise sellers. The product has now entered the testing and optimization stage for domestic corporate sellers. The smart procurement assistant launched in the United States this time is from the perspective of global buyers, further applying new technologies to the trade links of overseas customers, and comprehensively reconstructing the global trade experience based on the new needs of small and medium-sized enterprises in the AI ​​era.

At present, the actual application of AI in the field of foreign trade is still rare, and the two products released by Alibaba International Station are at the forefront of the industry, allowing new technologies to cover all aspects of transactions between buyers and sellers. "We hope that through new technologies, the experience of small and medium-sized enterprises participating in global trade will be simpler and efficiency will be further improved . " Zhang Kuo, president of Alibaba International Station, said.

Hong Yong, associate researcher at the E-commerce Institute of the Ministry of Commerce Research Institute, believes that global trade is about to enter a new era driven by AI , which will greatly improve the efficiency of trade and even reconstruct the way and experience of global trade . The application of AI will also effectively reduce the communication, trust, and fulfillment costs among small and medium-sized enterprises around the world , and stimulate more companies to participate in global trade more conveniently .

It is reported that the launch of this new procurement tool by Alibaba International Station has also sparked heated discussions in the United States. On the first day of the opening, thousands of overseas professional buyers came to the "CoCreate 2023" conference to learn about this new technological development . Over the two days, the total number of global live broadcast views exceeded 4 million.

Photo: Overseas visitors visiting the "Co Create " conference

Local media believe that this makes Alibaba International Station's "CoCreate 2023" the largest summit in the local trade field in recent years .

Alibaba International Station