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

KEY TAKEAWAYS 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.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s U.S.-listed stock fell nearly 7% on Monday after the online retailer said it plans to spend about $53 billion over the next three years on its cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence infrastructure. The spending plan amounts to nearly eight times its most recent quarterly profit of $6.7 billion.

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 will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.

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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.