Plagiarism

UU Paotui, a delivery service, has accused Taobao Flash Delivery of plagiarizing its rider uniform design. In an open letter, UU Paotui highlighted similarities in color scheme (black and orange), design architecture (slim fit, angled lines), and functional details (reflective strips) between Taobao’s new uniforms and their own “Hurricane Series” launched in 2023. While acknowledging the designs aren’t identical, UU Paotui claims the overlaps have caused public confusion and damaged its brand image.

Research suggesting Huawei’s Pangu large model shares significant parameter similarity with Alibaba’s Qwen, sparking plagiarism allegations. Huawei’s Pangu team denies this, citing different training hardware and adherence to open-source licenses for shared components. While some code within Pangu bears Qwen’s copyright, it’s attributed to proper utilization of open-source licenses rather than outright plagiarism. The original research report has been removed pending peer review.