At the 18th China Business Women's Annual Conference on April 19, 2026, Dingtalk founder and CEO Chen Hang (Alias: Wuzhao) delivered an opening speech that caused a stir in the industry. Chen declared resolutely, "The software era has come to an end completely," and enterprises are accelerating into a new era driven by AI, characterized by instant generation and transparent collaboration.

Chen believes that the core mission of the AI era is not simply upgrading tools, but fundamentally redefining organizational production relationships, decision-making systems, and collaborative methods. He pointed out that traditional software development models will become a thing of the past, and future enterprise applications will achieve "instant generation" — dynamically produced according to business needs, with a very high iteration frequency on a daily basis.

This transformation has already been deeply implemented within Dingtalk. According to Chen, Dingtalk's own office model has undergone a tremendous change, with the interaction logic of many positions shifting from "people to people" to "people to AI." This shift has directly led to a flattening of the organizational structure, with previously lengthy hierarchies being reduced.

In terms of decision-making efficiency, the introduction of AI is eliminating information silos. Chen emphasized that through AI-restructured enterprise central systems, data can be highly transparent, allowing management decisions to directly access real-time data from the front lines, thus moving away from experiential decision-making towards precise data-driven approaches.

Currently, Dingtalk is striving to help more enterprises transition from traditional software thinking to AI-native organizations. Chen's series of statements undoubtedly provide a new dimension for current enterprise digital transformation: in the AI era, the essence of corporate competition may evolve into the speed and efficiency of organizational restructuring.