Ant Group's Lingguang 2.0 crosses 3 million managed tasks in two weeks

According to an IT之家 report on November 8, Ant Group's AI assistant 灵光 announced that its user count has surpassed 20 million. The report states that Ant Group released 灵光 2.0 on October 27, and that the update's defining feature is that AI now gets involved earlier in the task lifecycle. Previously, users had to spot problems and voice requests before AI acted; with user authorization, 灵光 can now draw on the information and services it has already connected to, proactively identify potential needs, and kick off analysis, monitoring and follow-up, nudging users at moments that need their attention. The report adds that 灵光 2.0 has also integrated Ant Group's APASS, described as a unified account and security management layer for cross-Agent, cross-device and cross-application scenarios in the AI era. APASS folds identity authentication, intent safety and privacy protection into the Agent execution flow, using mechanisms such as separating the custody of authorization keys from the Agent, so agents can run tasks without directly touching those keys. Users can review, adjust or revoke authorization at any time, keeping agents within the scope of what has been permitted. In the first week after 灵光 2.0 launched on October 27, the assistant reportedly helped users manage more than 1.16 million items and carry out more than 3.6 million tasks. That is the extent of the information that can be verified from the report.