The Artificial Intelligence Show · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Alibaba.com is undergoing a significant AI transformation, moving from a B2B marketplace to an agent-to-agent (A2A) commerce platform. This shift is powered by Axio, an AI-powered engine that acts as a suite of specialized agents designed to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses with tasks ranging from market research and product sourcing to negotiations, store operations, marketing, and logistics.
“We believe that the B2B will go to A to A. It's agent to agent. that will be the future.”
“So rather than trying to build an enterprise resource planning system, you can think of Axio.work as a team of specialized AI agents for entrepreneurs and small businesses. So rather than manual effort, these agents can break a business goal into specific tasks and help execute them.”
“So we believe that the B2B will go to A to A. the agent to agent, that will be the future.”