Testing WeChat’s AI assistant: WeChat receives its biggest update ever
Summary
WeChat has started a small-scale internal test of its native AI assistant, Xiaowei, on version 8.0.75. The assistant can handle chat, file reading, reminders, messaging, transfers, Moments management, content summaries, image tasks, and mini-program actions through voice or text. The article argues that this change could reshape how users access services inside WeChat and how developers attract traffic to mini programs. It also highlights the role of Tencent’s WeLM model and the integration with DeepSeek for some responses.
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