According to the Star Daily on January 7 (Reporter Guo Hui), since the emergence of ChatGPT, AI has penetrated all aspects of the economy, society, and life. In the recent past of 2024, both domestic and foreign AI and large models have made remarkable progress in technology and industrial application. In the new year of 2025, AI will undoubtedly continue to be a key force driving transformation across various industries.

As the new year of 2025 approaches, Financial Alliance, China's largest financial media platform, in collaboration with its subsidiary Star Daily, launches the special report "Voices of AI Leaders: 2025". It invites leading figures in artificial intelligence from both China and abroad, along with industry elites, to review the breakthroughs and innovations in the AI field over the past year, while also looking forward to the new year and exploring the opportunities and challenges of AI and its industrial applications in the future.

Zhang Qingyuan, CEO of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc., told Star Daily reporters:

In the past year, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc found the right direction on the path of AI: it should leverage its expertise at the application level, as future AI large models will definitely land through applications. Therefore, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc has decided to collaborate with various large model manufacturers and hopes to participate through investments, learning and keeping up with the development of AI technology, instead of becoming a dominant competitor in technology.

In the future, the goal is to make AI the central nervous system of every enterprise, helping businesses more efficiently integrate knowledge and information, allowing various information systems to cooperate with each other to enhance work efficiency, and assist companies in establishing their own "enterprise brain."

The full text of Zhang Qingyuan's "Voices of AI Leaders: 2025" is as follows:

In the past year, we deeply felt the powerful force of changes in the era, not only witnessing the rapid progress of technology and the flourishing development of the economy but also experiencing environmental challenges and profound reflections on social responsibility.

What is commendable is that Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc has found the right direction on the path of AI. From a technological perspective, the rapid development of generative AI has made Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc realize that it does not hold advantages in the accumulation of large model technology. However, the vast user base reminds us to leverage our strengths at the application level because future AI large models will certainly land through applications. Therefore, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc has decided to collaborate with various large model manufacturers and hopes to participate in investments to learn and keep up with the development of AI technology, rather than becoming the dominant player in technology competition.

Looking back at this decision, it is undoubtedly wise for Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc. If we had chosen to follow the trend at that time and independently developed large models, we might have found ourselves in an awkward position at a moderate level in the industry. However, now we can collaborate with the best large model manufacturers in the industry.

In 2024, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc has made changes to two of its products. One is the release of the WPS AI 2.0 version, which includes AI capabilities for personal efficiency as well as AI capabilities for enterprise organizations; the other is the formal release of the new productivity platform WPS 365, integrating document handling, AI, and collaboration capabilities, comprehensively covering an organization's office needs.

In this process, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc is keeping pace with the times, continuously improving and enhancing product features to meet the needs of users in diversified office environments. Consequently, the business model of future office software will also change accordingly, as the traditional 'selling tools' approach will no longer be applicable. Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc is selling AI office services rather than merely software tools. This shift will change the landscape of the entire market, making office services more valuable.

Successful technological transformation is not achieved overnight; it requires gradual integration into the daily work of enterprise users. The goal of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc is to make AI the central nervous system of every enterprise, helping companies more efficiently integrate knowledge and information, allowing various information systems to collaborate with each other to enhance work efficiency. Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc will focus on reconstructing every function of office software through AI, and WPS AI will continue to iterate and evolve, helping enterprises build their own 'enterprise brain'.