Tencent’s WorkBuddy has reportedly become one of the company’s highest-priority AI applications, with the company increasing advertising, computing and organizational resources for the product. The campaign has included outdoor advertising in Beijing and Shenzhen and promotional placements across major mobile apps.
WorkBuddy is a desktop AI office agent that can break down instructions into multiple steps, work with local files and deliver completed results. Sources familiar with Tencent’s CSIG division said the product is being treated internally as a potential strategic product on the scale of QQ and WeChat. [IT Times, in Chinese]
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