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

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.

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

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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.

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...

These digital workers could then be put to work within any...

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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. 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. These digital workers could then be put to work within any...

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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...
  • These digital workers could then be put to work within any...

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