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Your smartphone already knows where you are, what time your next meeting starts, and which apps you use. Alibaba now wants it to do something with all that information. The company is betting on that idea with Qwen Intelligence, a platform designed to help smartphone makers build AI agents directly into their devices. Instead of asking an AI a question and waiting for an answer, users could give it a task and let it handle the steps. Ask the phone to arrange a business trip to Shanghai, for exam

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Your smartphone already knows where you are, what time your next meeting starts, and which apps you use. Alibaba now wants it to do something with all that information. The company is betting on that idea with Qwen Intelligence, a platform designed to help smartphone makers bu...

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Bias Comparison — The smartphone is becoming the agent

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Center: Your smartphone already knows where you are, what time your next meeting starts, and which apps you use. Alibaba now wants it to do something with all that information. The company is betting on that idea with Qwen Intelligence, a platform designed to help smartphone makers build AI agents directly into their devices. Instead of asking an AI a question and waiting for an answer, users could give it a task and let it handle the steps. Ask the phone to arrange a business trip to Shanghai, for exam
Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.

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