National-Level Application WeChat and Baidu Access DeepSeek (19459000)
On February 16th WeChat Search began grey testing to integrate DeepSeek. This was done while WeChat Search used the Hunyuan model for AI search. DeepSeek now has a super app ecosystem that boasts 1.4 billion active monthly users. According to Tencent Group financial report, at the end of the third quarterly of 2024, combined monthly active WeChat and Weixin accounts reached 1.382 billion.
The evening before, Baidu Search and ERNIE Bot Platform announced that they would also fully integrate DeepSeek and ERNIE’s latest deep search functionality. DeepSeek’s large-model deep search and ERNIE Bot Platform’s developers will be able call the DeepSeek model anytime to create and optimize intelligent body. The financial report of Baidushows that by the end of the third-quarter of 2024. Baidu APP reached 704 millions monthly active users.
Artificial intelligence will move into a faster-paced development stage. DeepSeek’s technology is lowering the cost of AI apps, which will encourage more businesses and institutions to deploy large-scale models, and accelerate the popularization and adoption of AI in all industries and everyday life.
On the evening on February 15, some users discovered the ‘AI Search” function in WeChat, where they were able to choose the DeepSeek R1 for ‘deep thought’. On February 16, it was confirmed by Tencent group. WeChat’s AI search relies on the Hunyuan model, but it has conducted a small gray test to integrate DeepSeek. The words ‘AI Search” will appear at the top of the chat box search for users who are part of this gray-scale test. Clicking on it allows users to use the full DeepSeek R1 model for a more diverse search experience. If this entry does not appear, this means that the gray test has yet to cover that user account. They should wait patiently for future openings.
Before this event, on February 13, Tencent You have assistant ‘””https://pandaily.trade/company/0700″” rel=””nofollow noopener” ” target=””_blank” “> Tencent Yuanbao’ has announced its support for Hunyuan as well as DeepSeek models. By opening Tencent Yuanbao, and entering into the conversation interface users can freely use DeepSeek-R1 full version. According to reports DeepSeek was provided by Tencent Yuanbao integrates information sources and supports online searches. Tencent’secosystem, such as WeChat video accounts and official accounts, will provide users with more accurate, comprehensive and real-time answers.
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