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Tencent starts testing the new Xiaowei AI assistant powered by WeLM and DeepSeek models in its WeChat app in China, in an effort to catch up in the AI race (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

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Luz Ding / Bloomberg : Tencent starts testing the new Xiaowei AI assistant powered by WeLM and DeepSeek models in its WeChat app in China, in an effort to catch up in the AI race — Tencent Holdings Ltd. has started testing a new AI assistant for WeChat as part of its efforts to catch up with peers in China's white-hot artificial intelligence race.

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Tencent starts testing the new Xiaowei AI assistant powered by WeLM and DeepSeek models in its WeChat app in China, in an effort to catch up in the AI race (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

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