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Tencent Tests AI Assistant for Its Super App WeChat in China

Tencent is conducting a limited trial of a new AI assistant named Xiaowei within WeChat in China. The tool allows users to complete tasks via text or voice by interacting with mini-apps. This move is part of a broader effort to compete with rivals Alibaba and ByteDance in the Chinese AI market.

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Tencent introduced the Xiaowei AI agent to a small group of WeChat users.

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  1. Tencent Tests Xiaowei AI Assistant for WeChat

    Tencent is conducting a limited trial of a new AI assistant named Xiaowei within WeChat in China. The tool allows users to complete tasks via text or voice by interacting with mini-apps. This move is part of a broader effort to compete with rivals Alibaba and ByteDance in the Chinese AI market.

    What's confirmed:

    • Tencent is testing an AI assistant named Xiaowei for WeChat in China.
    • Users can interact with Xiaowei using voice or text to complete tasks through mini-apps.
    • The AI assistant is currently available to a small number of users in a limited trial.
    • Tencent is using this rollout to compete with rivals including Alibaba and ByteDance.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Tencent is testing the integration of DeepSeek's service on Weixin via an AI Search option.
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