The editor of Downcodes learned that Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen has officially returned to Meituan and serves as the head of the AI team GN06, focusing on the exploration of artificial intelligence applications in areas such as emotional companionship and chat robots. This return marks Wang Huiwen’s great importance to the AI business, and also indicates that Meituan will have a deeper layout in the AI field. The GN06 team operates relatively independently, which will be more conducive to its innovation and development and bring new growth points to Meituan.
This team is called GN06, and it mainly focuses on areas such as emotional companionship and chat robots. Wang Huiwen will play an important role within the team, responsible for interviewing and recruiting for product and operation positions.
According to reports, the GN06 team works relatively independently and is not affiliated with any business group of Meituan. This allows them to focus on developing new directions outside of their main business and maintain independence from Meituan’s existing AI team. One of GN06's current core products is the AI emotional companion application Wow, through which users can freely customize the character's image, personality and voice, and interact with them in the AI community.
Wang Huiwen founded Light Years Beyond in 2023, focusing on entrepreneurship in the field of large models. However, due to health reasons, he left Meituan and resigned from relevant positions. After a period of recuperation, Wang Huiwen gradually recovered in April this year and rejoined Meituan's work as a consultant. Now, his full-time return shows his emphasis and expectations on the AI business.
Under the leadership of Wang Huiwen, the GN06 team's recruitment needs have increased significantly, covering front-end, client, back-end and other positions. Many positions also require experience in overseas AI products.
Wang Huiwen’s return and the independent operation of the GN06 team have injected new vitality into Meituan’s development in the AI field. The launch of the AI emotional companionship app Wow also demonstrates Meituan’s active attempts to explore AI application scenarios, and its future development is worth looking forward to. The editor of Downcodes will continue to pay attention to its subsequent progress.