Dowson Tong, Senior Executive Vice-President of Tencent and CEO of Tencent Cloud and Smart Industries Group, spoke at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, highlighting that AI's true potential emerges through open ecosystems that allow consumers and enterprises to select specialized large models best suited to specific applications.
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Tong argued that the common focus on a singular AGI overlooks the practical strength of specialized models tailored to real-life needs. Tencent's approach prioritizes flexibility, enabling customers to select optimal models while the company continues to innovate internally and remain collaborative with the broader AI community.
Tencent demonstrates this philosophy through its own operations. CodeBuddy has become integral to engineering workflows, significantly boosting productivity. The Hunyuan large model series has seen rapid expansion, with over 30 new releases in the past year covering advanced reasoning, image and video generation, and 3D content creation. Hunyuan 2.0 stands out for its high-performance Mixture-of-Experts architecture, delivering industry-leading efficiency.
The open-source Hunyuan 3D model has gained widespread adoption among creators and developers, underscoring Tencent's commitment to accessible innovation. Internally, Hunyuan supports more than 900 business scenarios across Tencent Meeting, Weixin/WeChat, gaming, advertising, and more, contributing to strong financial performance in recent quarters.
Externally, Tencent provides customers with agent-based tools, cloud-native infrastructure, and ready-to-deploy solutions that accelerate transformation in diverse industries. Examples include retailers streamlining 3D product design, medical researchers advancing drug discovery, and marketers improving conversion rates. A notable case involves 3D printing leader Bambu Lab, which leveraged Hunyuan 3D to simplify professional-grade modeling and expand creative access.
Tong also emphasized AI's role in education, advocating for early exposure through accessible tools like Tencent Yuanbao to cultivate curiosity and practical AI habits among younger generations.
"When people talk about AI, we tend to think of one big super system and give it a term AGI. But in fact, there are many different types of models that serve different purposes," said Tong. "For Tencent Cloud, we understand that customers want choices. That's also our AI strategy, to provide tools, products that are model agnostic. I think that gives the power of choosing the right model for themselves back to the hands of the customers."
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Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.
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