Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has launched ModelScope, an open-source Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform that comes with hundreds of AI models, including large pre-trained models for global developers and researchers. The platform was launched at its annual flagship conference, Apsara, where the global leading cloud provider also introduced a range of serverless database products and upgraded its integrated data analytics and intelligent computing platform to help customers further achieve business innovation through cloud technologies.