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Tencent tests AI assistant in China's most popular app as it looks to catch up with rivals
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- Tencent on Monday said it is testing an AI assistant within We Chat in China as the tech giant looks to step up efforts to challenge rivals in the country's competitive artificial intelligence market.
- Xiaowei, "a native AI assistant," is being tested "on a small scale" in Weixin, the Chinese version of WeChat, Tencent said in a statement translated by CNBC.
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Tencent on Monday said it is testing an AI assistant within We Chat in China as the tech giant looks to step up efforts to challenge rivals in the country's competitive artificial intelligence market.
Xiaowei, "a native AI assistant," is being tested "on a small scale" in Weixin, the Chinese version of WeChat, Tencent said in a statement translated by CNBC.
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