WeChat's Tencent has launched another major feature! This social giant is quietly testing a black technology that could completely change the way people consume news - an AI podcast function. Currently, this feature is in gray-scale testing, hidden deep within the WeChat News section, waiting for discerning users to discover it.

Discovering this mysterious feature requires some patience. Users need to search for "News" within WeChat or dig deeper into official account pages to find the news entry. Once entering the news page, a new option called "Listen to News" will appear. A simple click will start an AI-curated dialogue-style broadcast.

This is not ordinary machine voice reading, but rather a natural and smooth dialogue-style broadcast like a real host. The AI podcast transforms dull news text into lively and interesting two-person discussions, making users feel as if they are in a professional news studio, enjoying an immersive information experience. Users no longer need to click on each news item one by one; just sit back and listen, and important information will naturally flow into their ears.

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WeChat's decision to start with the News section comes with careful considerations. The content of News mainly comes from local governments and authoritative media, with structured information and reliable content, providing an ideal data foundation for AI processing. Compared to traditional text-to-speech technology, this dialogue-style AI podcast is more suitable for fast-paced information dissemination, making information reception more relaxed and pleasant.

The potential of this technology goes far beyond this. In the future, users may be able to have the AI read long articles they have saved but never had time to read in detail, easily digesting the essence of the articles during commutes. Users who missed group chat records can quickly grasp the key points through AI podcasts, and even convert their Moments updates into personalized daily podcast programs.

In the current era of information overload, the emergence of WeChat's AI podcast is timely. It not only provides users with a new way to access information, but may also redefine the way we interact with news content. When AI can convey information in such a natural way, the traditional news broadcasting industry may indeed face an unprecedented transformation.