Tencent Cloud announced the launch of Yuanbao Search on 11 November, Pandaily reported. The standalone AI search product is available through a dedicated website and can be selected as the search engine in the latest QQ Browser.
Tencent says the product uses the large-model capabilities behind its Yuanbao assistant to interpret searches, retrieve and rank material, and assemble answers. Its index covers hundreds of billions of pages, according to the company, including the open web, WeChat Official Accounts, WeChat Channels, Tencent News and academic literature.
Searching for an academic paper could return a plain-language account of its conclusions alongside the original evidence. Tencent says the product can also translate English titles and abstracts with one click.
Tencent says it integrates 157 authoritative institutions and official sources, gives them priority in results and displays citations. Advertisements appear separately from answers and can be collapsed, according to the company. Tencent also says usage and feedback help the product find problems and improve over time. The company did not describe how that process works or what safeguards apply, Pandaily reported.
