Ant group's Lingguang AI shows growth in managing user tasks, signaling shift in AI competition

Lingguang, the personal AI assistant from Ant Group, reported significant growth in its managed task volume following the launch of Lingguang 2.0 on October 27. As of November 11, the assistant had overseen over 3 million managed matters and executed more than 11 million tasks. This data follows an earlier report from November 5, which noted that within one week of the 2.0 launch, Lingguang had managed over 1.16 million matters and surpassed 20 million users. The metric of managed-matter volume indicates a shift in AI usage from simple Q&A to long-term, continuous task management, enabled by features like 'Help Me Manage.' This capability relies on long-term scheduling and external connectivity, with Lingguang having integrated over 40 connectors, including Alipay, DingTalk, Quark, and Feishu, to handle real-world scenarios. This evolution suggests that the industry's focus in AI competition is moving from user scale to the quality and consistency of continuous service delivery.