As per a report by the Financial Times, Tencent is ramping up efforts to introduce an in-app artificial intelligence (AI) assistant within WeChat. This AI tool is set to be seamlessly woven into the fabric of WeChat, the ubiquitous "super app" that caters to the needs of 1.4 billion users across China, offering a plethora of services ranging from social networking and payments to transportation solutions. Insiders with knowledge of the project have disclosed that Tencent has already carried out internal trials of the AI assistant's prototype and intends to commence the regulatory approval process as early as this month, paving the way for its formal debut.
