Tencent Tests AI Assistant for Its Super App WeChat in China
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An AI assistant inside WeChat turns China’s dominant super app into an intent and discovery layer—search, commerce, and mini-program usage will all be intermediated by Tencent’s model. If you rely on WeChat for distribution or customer service, assume your interface shifts from screens to prompts and optimize for being the agent’s preferred action, not just a menu option.
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