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Something is afoot in the land of Qwen
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Alibaba's Qwen team has released the Qwen 3.5 family of open weight models. Junyang Lin, the lead researcher, announced his departure from the team via Twitter.
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- Praise: Qwen3.5 is an impressive model, demonstrating strong capabilities in coding tasks with minimal guidance, which could enhance developer productivity.
- Praise: The model's ability to write tests that pass without cheating indicates a high level of reliability and understanding of coding principles.
- Concern: Some users report disappointing experiences with the new Qwen model, suggesting it may not effectively utilize standard coding tools, raising concerns about its practical utility.
- Concern: There are worries that the models might be overfit to evaluation metrics, which could limit their real-world applicability and effectiveness.