Citigroup: Tencent's launch of WorkBuddy may become a turning point in the development of China's AI intelligence body.

Citibank stated that the AI intelligent agent WorkBuddy launched by Tencent Cloud may represent a significant shift in China's AI development pattern from the current "chat AI" paradigm to "executive AI", which is of great significance to China's AI development landscape. They maintain a buy rating on Tencent with a target price of HK$783. Analyst Alicia Yap pointed out in the report that WorkBuddy aims to become a "workplace AI assistant + productivity tool available to everyone"; its wide accessibility to all users implies a profound transformation in people's daily lives and work. WorkBuddy is fully compatible with the popular OpenClaw skills and, given Tencent's strong emphasis on security, it also possesses enterprise-level security and management capabilities. This advancement is an important milestone for Tencent, providing valuable real-world scenarios for evaluating the integration and role of AI intelligent agents in its WeChat Mini Program ecosystem in the future.