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.

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group are falling 3% in premarket trading Monday after the Chinese tech giant announced plans to invest more than $52 billion in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure 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.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) has announced an investment of 380 billion yuan ($53 billion) for its cloud computing and AI infrastructure, making it the largest private computing project to date.

Alibaba said on Monday it plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years. Francis Maguire reports.

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

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma

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.