Tencent shares rose 4.5% in Hong Kong on Tuesday. On the news front, on March 9th, Tencent's full-scenario AI agent WorkBuddy officially launched. Due to its capabilities being similar to the currently trending OpenClaw, the product has been regarded by the industry as Tencent's version of "Little Lobster." However, shortly after, due to user traffic far exceeding expectations, core services experienced instantaneous excessive pressure. The company apologized and urgently expanded capacity tenfold; services have now fully returned to stability.

Citi released a report stating that the AI agent WorkBuddy, launched by Tencent Cloud, may represent a significant shift in China's domestic AI paradigm from the current "chat AI" to "executive AI," holding important implications for China's AI development landscape. Analysts pointed out that WorkBuddy aims to become a "workplace AI assistant + productivity tool accessible to everyone"; its broad accessibility for all users means people's daily lives and work will undergo profound changes.