Ant Group Launches New Version of LingGuang as Personal AI Agent

Ant Group has quietly begun beta testing a new version of its multimodal AI assistant, LingGuang, repositioning it as a personal agent. Sources close to the project indicate that this direction has been in preparation for about six months, with plans to open the new version to all users this month. The core change involves redesigning LingGuang to function as a personal agent with long-term memory, capable of executing tasks independently. It can also utilize tools like the Model Context Protocol, allowing it to interact with applications such as DingTalk and manage smart home devices.