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At the 2026 Bund Conference, industry leaders debated whether embodied AI is in a bubble. While some see a pre-dawn phase with mismatched valuations, others point to data and computing power as key hurdles. Young entrepreneurs weigh in on world models and global competition, offering a mix of anxiety and hope.

在上海外滩大会上，一群不同年龄和职业的女性展示了她们用AI创造的产品。从卖馒头的阿姨到听障编织者，她们的故事证明：AI不仅为女性服务，更由女性创造。

At the Bund Conference, Alipay unveiled an AI wallet agent and three new 'AI receiving' capabilities—Vibe Pay, Skill Pay, and Machine Pay. Backed by Ant's APASS trust infrastructure, AI payments are shifting from simple transactions to a trusted commitment engine for agent-driven commerce. Even robot dogs can now handle price inquiries, orders, and payments under user authorization.

蚂蚁集团CEO韩歆毅在外滩大会上抛出重磅判断：AI代理的"ChatGPT时刻"已经降临。用户不再只是问问题，而是直接让AI帮忙下单、订票、规划行程。这背后，一场从"关键词竞争"到"意图竞争"的商业变局正在悄然发生。支付、风控、履约，每个环节都在被重新定义。

当AI不再只是回答问题，而是替你下单、订票、谈采购，商业世界的信任规则正被重写。蚂蚁集团推出APASS，用身份与行为两条信任链，回答“这个代理是谁、代表谁、能干什么、靠不靠谱”。超100万代理已接入，50多家机构共建生态。

Imagine telling your phone, 'Find me a weekend gig that pays daily,' and getting real matches instantly. That's exactly what Alipay's upgraded AI assistant Xiaoye now does. At the 2026 Bund Conference, Alipay revealed that its employment service has already reached over 160 million users and helped 10 million people land jobs. With Xiaoye 2.0, the entire hiring journey—from search to interview to onboarding—is now AI-powered. The company also launched an open platform so even small businesses can tap into these tools.

Alipay just unveiled "AI Pay · Embodied Intelligence" with Gaode's robot dog Tutu. It's the first time AI payments have been embedded into a physical machine. Tutu can follow your command, trot off to buy something, and pay for it — all within the authorization you set. Netizens are already calling it "Dog Leg Pay." The system uses Ant Group's APASS trust infrastructure, built around the KYA concept, to make sure every payment is not just possible, but trustworthy.

Beijing just dropped China's first security standard for AI agents in finance. The rule? No more screen-reading or simulated clicks on banking apps without a green light from both you and the institution. It's called 'dual authorization,' and it's already reshaping how Huawei, Ant, and Tencent build their assistants.

OpenAI just turned its Codex harness into a REST API. Developers can now create and manage AI agents that run code, use tools, and remember context—all hosted by OpenAI. But the service comes with US-only data residency, no zero-retention option, and questions about pricing and lock-in. Is it worth it?

Cursor just rolled out Projects, a beta feature that lets a single coordinator AI boss around thousands of sub-agents. Think of it as a project manager that never sleeps, handling huge migrations and feature builds in parallel. Early testers saw merged PRs jump 30%, and heavy users? A whopping sixfold increase. It's cloud-based, so you can close your laptop and the work keeps chugging along.

OpenAI just opened up the voice engine behind ChatGPT, letting developers build apps that listen and speak at the same time—no more awkward pauses. At just five cents a minute, it handles interruptions like a human, and heavy reasoning gets passed to a separate model. Early testers cut interruptions by 80%.

WorkBuddy just rolled out DeepSeek's latest V4.1-Flash model — and it's free for two weeks. The new version brings native multimodal support and a simple switch in the API. Meanwhile, older models like V4-Flash and V4-Flash-Vision-Exp are quietly retiring. Curious? You've got a fortnight to test it out.

Tired of AI that talks over you or leaves awkward silences? OpenAI's new GPT-Live-1 full-duplex speech model handles interruptions, pauses, and topic changes with surprising grace. Early partners like Speak report an 80% drop in barge-ins during thinking pauses. Priced at $0.05 per minute, it's now live in the API.

Forget chatbots that just answer questions. Ant Group's Han Xinyi says AI agents are now ready to handle real transactions—booking flights, buying goods, even managing your money. But before that happens, the industry must solve three big challenges: making services understandable to agents, ensuring secure payments, and deciding who's responsible when things go wrong. Alipay is betting big with a 10 million yuan fund for developers.

Anthropic says it shut down five attempts to misuse its AI for biological weapon research this year. One case involved avian flu experiments. The company banned the accounts but won't name names. As AI gets smarter, experts warn we need rules to keep it from being used for harm.

Alipay just rolled out Tuttu, an AI agent that connects over a million stores with 400 million shoppers. Brands like Coca-Cola and Mars Wrigley are already using it to find hidden sales opportunities and boost repeat purchases. Could this spell the end of offline retail's blind spots?

Ever tried to follow one conversation at a noisy party? Xiaomi's new open-source model CocktailASR-1 does exactly that for machines. It picks out a target speaker's voice from mixed audio, leaving background chatter behind. With word error rates as low as 2.90% in tests, it's a game-changer for voice assistants and meeting transcription.

OpenAI just dropped GPT-Live-1, an API that lets developers build voice apps capable of handling interruptions, tool calls, and even phone agents. It merges speech recognition and generation into one model, slashing latency and making conversations feel truly natural. Early testers like Speak saw mis-interruptions drop by 80%. Could this finally make talking to AI feel like talking to a person?

OpenAI just hit the brakes on its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan. On September 10, the company stopped new sign-ups and upgrades to the high-end tier, citing overwhelming demand. Existing subscribers keep their perks, but if they cancel, there's no coming back—for now. What's behind this sudden move?

Ever wondered if AI can really run a business? SpaceX's AI team is putting Grok Bot to the test with a three-day live broadcast. From coding to customer support, they'll show how AI handles real work. Tune in September 15-17 to see if it's all hype or a game-changer.