According to the latest from Smart Emergence, Meituan's former co-founder Wang Huiwen has recently announced his return, leading a team to explore AI applications. The AI team at Meituan that Wang Huiwen is part of is known as GN06, which currently focuses on areas such as emotional companionship and chatbots. The team offers candidates "unlimited opportunities to experiment with AI."
It is understood that GN06 is directly managed by Wang Huiwen and does not belong to any business group. GN06 maintains a relatively independent status within Meituan, focusing on exploring directions beyond its core business.
One of the main products of GN06 is the AI emotional companion product Wow, which was launched in November 2023. Wow is Meituan's first standalone AI application, allowing users to freely customize character images, personalities, and voice tones for interaction within the AI community.
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Currently, GN06's recruitment needs have significantly increased. The recruitment scope covers front-end, client-side, back-end, product, operations, business analysis, and more, with many positions requiring knowledge and work experience with overseas AI products.
Meituan has been quite active in AI applications, recently launching a new AI application called "Miaoshua" at the end of October. This is an AI image generation application—users can select image templates of interest on the platform, such as Minions, block worlds, various IP dolls, etc., and then upload portrait or object images to generate new AI images.
Wang Huiwen's exploration and interest in AI began as early as the explosion of ChatGPT in 2023. In 2023, Wang Huiwen founded "Beyond Infinity," one of the first top internet talents in China to venture into large-scale model development.
Now, Wang Huiwen has officially returned to Meituan, leading a team to explore AI applications. Wang Huiwen's return is another significant move by Meituan in the AI field, marking further exploration and innovation in AI applications by Meituan.
