On May 21, Tencent officially launched and went live with an AI assistant at the operating system level - "Marvis." This product, developed by the App Store team of Tencent, is now available on Windows, Mac, and Android, and users can directly download and use it without an invitation code.

1. Core Positioning: Your Computer's "Conversational Partner"

Marvis is not just a chatbot; it integrates terminal systems, files, applications, computing power, and cross-device connectivity, aiming to turn the computer into an object that can be directly conversed with. Through natural language commands, users can instruct the AI to perform tasks such as file organization, content processing, system settings adjustments (such as one-click ad blocking, changing theme colors), and cross-device collaboration.

2. Architecture Design: Six AI "Workers" Collaborating in Parallel

Marvis has an internal professional team composed of six AI agents, led by a "Main Agent" that dynamically schedules specialized agents based on the type of task:

  • Specialized Tasks: Covering capabilities such as File (file management), Computer (system operations), App (application control), Browser (browser interaction), and Search (search).

  • Proactive Services: Unlike passive dialog boxes, the Marvis core emphasizes "proactive services," capable of executing scheduled tasks at set times, truly achieving full-process control over the computer.

3. Privacy and Security: On-Device Models and "Hard Inquiries"

To address user concerns about privacy, Marvis offers two modes:

Privacy Mode: It uses on-device large models, completing all data recognition and analysis locally, without sending any data to the cloud, and it can still function even when offline, suitable for sensitive scenarios such as finance and legal affairs.

Security Backup: For high-risk operations such as financial transactions, core configuration changes, or bulk file deletions, the system has an L2-level "Hard Inquiry" mechanism, requiring users to confirm again, preventing the AI from acting on its own.

4. Industry-Leading Cross-Device Capabilities

Thanks to the deep accumulation of the App Store team in cross-device operation technology, Marvis has achieved dual optimization at the chip and operating system levels:

Hardware Collaboration: Deeply integrated with the Intel AIPC architecture, it significantly improves inference speed through on-device acceleration technology.

Cross-Device Control: It supports directly controlling mobile app from the computer, enabling seamless transmission and flow of files between mobile devices and PCs.

5. Business Strategy

At launch, Tencent provides each user with a free quota of 10 million Tokens per day. In the future, Marvis plans to continuously optimize on-device models, handling more operations locally to further reduce cloud computing power consumption, and gradually explore commercialization through basic quotas and API Key access support models.

The release of Marvis marks Tencent's expansion in the full-scenario AI layout, further moving down to the operating system level from the office layer (WorkBuddy), attempting to reshape the user experience of personal computers and mobile devices through integrated software and hardware scheduling capabilities.