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Tencent Tests DeepSeek-Powered AI Agent for WeChat Corporate App

Tencent Tests DeepSeek-Powered AI Agent for WeChat Corporate App
Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 24 June 2026, 04:29 UTC By Charlie Zhu, Zheping Huang 1 min read
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Asia Tencent Tests DeepSeek-Powered AI Agent for WeChat Corporate App Tencent Holdings Ltd. is preparing to launch an AI agent for its Slack-like enterprise communication app, intensifying a high-stakes battle among Chinese tech giants to lock users into their ecosystems in the post-ChatGPT era. The agent has begun rollout to select users on WeCom, the enterprise version of super app WeChat, according to a social media post by Tencent public relations head Zhang Jun on Tuesday. The...

Asia Tencent Tests DeepSeek-Powered AI Agent for WeChat Corporate App Tencent Holdings Ltd. is preparing to launch an AI agent for its Slack-like enterprise communication app, intensifying a high-stakes battle among Chinese tech giants to lock users into their ecosystems in the post-ChatGPT era. The agent has begun rollout to select users on WeCom, the enterprise version of super app WeChat, according to a social media post by Tencent public relations head Zhang Jun on Tuesday. The assistant, named Dayuan, is built on DeepSeek’s latest V4 model and allows users to interact with it in natural language, Zhang said. [Image text:] Search C924AM WeChat Calis.chana. OPEN 4.3**** 55K Ratings '54 What's New Vers
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