Reports indicate that Alibaba (BABA, Financial) has launched ZeroSearch, an open-source innovative model search engine, claiming superior performance compared to Google (GOOG). ZeroSearch boasts an 80% reduction in costs due to its unique approach of utilizing pre-trained model knowledge to create retrieval modules, bypassing interaction with real search engines. This method dynamically controls content quality, a feature unavailable in traditional search engines.
In evaluations, ZeroSearch demonstrated a search capability score of 33.06 with a 7 billion parameter fine-tuned model and 33.97 with a 14 billion parameter model, both surpassing Google's 32.47 score. This development highlights Alibaba's strategic advancements in search technology, offering an efficient alternative to conventional search methods.
