Beijing, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents

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2026-03-18

Tencent wants to bring artificial intelligence agents into its WeChat social media app, the Chinese tech firm's president said on Wednesday, a move that could change how hundreds of millions of users interact with the platform in the Asian nation and beyond. Agents -- programmes that execute real-life tasks such as sending emails or booking flights -- are being touted as AI's next frontier after chatbots such as ChatGPT. Their incorporation into......

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