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Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent

Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent
South China Morning Post Wednesday 09 September 2026, 10:30 UTC By Ann Cao 1 min read
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Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work within rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, allowed users to generate fully functioning workers using a single-line description of the required role, the company said. These digital workers could then be put to work within...

Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work within rival office platforms, opening a new competitive front against ByteDance and Tencent Holdings in enterprise AI. The latest version of the QoderWake tool, launched by Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday, allowed users to generate fully functioning workers using a single-line description of the required role, the company said. These digital workers could then be put to work within any... [Image text:] WORLDW' PARTNER
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