WeChat expands AI assistant capabilities with cross-account communication feature

On September 7, media reports indicated that WeChat is testing a new 'Mini AI Social' feature, enabling cross-account communication through its native AI assistant, 'Mini.' The function allows users to issue intent instructions to their own 'Mini' and initiate conversations with the target friend's 'Mini' across accounts, provided the other party authorizes the interaction. The system facilitates demand connection, information exchange, and collaborative results, with key decisions requiring manual user confirmation. Tencent customer service described 'Mini' as a native AI assistant integrated into the WeChat main interface, previously offering rich ecosystem connectivity, including sending messages, making calls, and initiating service mini programs. The introduction of 'AI social' capability marks a shift for 'Mini' from a single-tool assistant to a multi-intelligent entity collaboration network, reflecting WeChat's strategy to integrate large model capabilities into its core ecosystem. This development signals a move toward 'Agent alignment' and 'intelligent entity proxy socializing' in future human interaction, as highlighted by Tencent's strategic direction.