On October 11, the Alibaba Yunqi Conference was held in Hangzhou. This conference Alibaba invited 13 of the world's top scientists to visit collectively, Ma Yun and these experts chatted for nearly three hours. It is understood that this time, Ma Yun and these top experts to do something big, announced the establishment of "NASA plan" entity organization - "Dharma Institute".

Ma has mentioned many times over the past few years Alibaba's goals and path for the next two decades - building the world's fifth largest economy, solving 100 million jobs for the world, serving 2 billion people across borders, and creating profitable platforms for 10 million companies. The "Dharma Institute" was created to solve problems for this purpose.

The first batch of research areas announced by the Dharma Institute include: quantum computing, machine learning, basic algorithms, cybersecurity, visual computing, natural language processing, natural human-computer interaction, chip technology, sensor technology, embedded systems, etc., which cover a wide range of industrial fields such as machine intelligence, intelligent networking, and financial technology.

At present, "Dharma Institute" has begun to set up cutting-edge science and technology research centers around the world, including Dharma Institute Asia, Dharma Institute Americas, Dharma Institute Europe, and set up laboratories with different research directions in Beijing, Hangzhou, Singapore, Israel, San Mateo, Bellevue, and Moscow. 100 top scientists and researchers.