Alibaba said the total investment amount exceeds the company's spending in AI and cloud computing over the past decade.

Alibaba Group has highlighted that it has been focusing more on these two sectors lately, with plans to integrate artificial intelligence across several of its divisions such as e-commerce and consumer applications.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on Monday that it will invest $50 billion into artificial intelligence and cloud technology over the next three years.

The Alibaba Group is going all in on AI as it announces plans to invest at least $53 billion over the next three years.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it would spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years,

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pledged to invest more than 380 billion yuan ($53 billion) on AI infrastructure such as data centers over the next three years, a major commitment that underscores the e-commerce pioneer’s ambitions of becoming a leader in artificial intelligence.

The Chinese technology giant first mentioned the plan last week when it reported results but didn’t provide a specific figure.

Chinese tech company Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) on Monday unveiled plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years.