Ant Group launches LingGuang AI assistant capable of building simple apps in 30 seconds
China’s Big Tech firms are engaged in an intensifying competition to attract consumers with agentic AI apps
LingGuang, described as a next-generation multimodal AI assistant, was designed to help users create a variety of simple apps – including a calorie tracker, a Pac-Man-style game and a Chinese character memorisation tool – based on natural language prompts, the company said on Tuesday.
Additional uses included trip planning, personal finance management and shopping suggestions, according to Ant Group. The assistant, available for download in iOS and major Android app stores, was also capable of generating three-dimensional models, audio clips, charts, animations and interactive maps in a “clean, minimalist style”.
One of Ant Group’s suggested applications involved simplifying complex topics such as quantum entanglement or economic principles by translating them into intuitive animations and visuals.
