Ant Group has launched LingGuang 2.0, pushing the role of the AI assistant one step forward: instead of passively waiting for commands and clocking off after finishing a single job, it actively sniffs out needs and keeps an eye on your various affairs over the long term.
The biggest change is that the starting point of the AI's involvement in tasks has been moved earlier. In the past, a person had to first discover a problem and state a need before the AI would act; now, once authorized, LingGuang can combine the information and services already connected to identify potential needs on its own, initiate analysis, monitoring and follow-up, and call out to you promptly at moments when a reminder is due.
Supporting this approach are upgrades to cross-session memory, long-range task scheduling and tool connection capabilities. It runs on an independent cloud host, breaking through the limits of a single conversation—after you exit the chat, tasks keep running in the background and dynamically adjust as new information and status changes come in. The AI shifts from "one-shot execution" to "long-term stewardship."
From Bills to Vaccines, Keeping Tabs on Life's Chores
Use cases have already rolled out: once connected to Alipay, it can sort through bills, catch forgotten auto-renewal subscriptions, and offer money-saving tips along the way; after you book flights and hotels, it keeps watching prices and notifies you when it spots a drop; in the home, once authorized, it can watch teachers' notices in DingTalk class groups, organize key points, extract to-dos and format documents. Long-term concerns such as pet care, children's vaccinations, anniversaries and vehicle inspections are also on its follow-up list.
Currently, LingGuang is integrated with the Alipay ecosystem and supports MCP, CLI and other tool calls, with built-in capabilities such as DingTalk, Feishu, email and Mijia. On security, it connects to Ant Group's APASS, embedding identity authentication, intent security and privacy protection into the Agent workflow, with authorization keys held separately from the Agent under escrow, allowing users to view, adjust or revoke authorizations at any time.