WeChat debuts AI conversation system

An artificial intelligence (AI) conversation system developed by the team behind WeChat, China’s most popular social media platform, made its debut on Wednesday in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong province. The system, with a voice recognition function, will be able to provide easier access to music, weather, communication apps and mini-programs for ride-hailing, bike-sharing and online shopping, the design team said at the 2019 Worldwide users of Alipay, China’s leading online payment platform, exceed 1 billion, according to data released by Alipay on Wednesday. Alipay’s Ant Financial Services Group said it has cooperated with nearly 10 major overseas smart payment companies including India’s Paytm and Thailand’s TrueMoney, which has contributed to the growing number of Alipay users. According to Alibaba’s latest quarterly