Founded in October 2017, DAMO Academy is dedicated to exploring the unknown through scientific and technological research and innovation. Driven by the pursuit of the betterment of humanity, it conducts future-oriented research on basic science and innovative technology. Its goal is to connect applied research and industrial application and to turn technology into product and drive product marketization.

DAMO Academy has made a series of technological breakthroughs in the field of digital technology and realized large-scale applications. It has built up a comprehensive underlying capability of artificial intelligence, launched the industry-leading Tongyi series of large models, and incubated Pingtouge Semiconductor Company. Next, DAMO Academy will continue to focus on medium and long-term scientific and technological research, on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and integrated circuits.