Alibaba debuts world’s 1st AI agent for global trade

Alibaba International has launched the world’s first trade-focused artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Accio Agent, that can help small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) develop products and find distributors in just a few minutes, the multinational e-commerce facilitator said Monday. The AI platform, specializing in business-to-business (B2B) trades across borders, allows users to research markets, plan products, design prototypes, check regulations and find distributors, all in just a few clicks. The efficiency has reduced the time required for these processes to mere minutes instead of weeks, the company added. Accio Agent has allowed 70 percent of the B2B trade processes to be automated, slashing the time necessary for a human to complete each process. The company said the AI platform has brought the separate processes under a singular workflow, allowing time-saving efficiency, particularly for SMEs with a limited workforce and capacity. Kuo Zhang, vice president of Alibaba International, said Accio Agent is a “practical solution for all kinds of practical problems that oftenWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times