Tencent's Gander processes speech, images, and text while handling tasks in the background. A "cerebellum" keeps the conversation going, while a swappable "brain" searches files, writes code, or tackles other complex work. Users can interrupt or change the task mid-conversation.

In benchmarks, Gander interrupted users in just 8 percent of cases, less often than its rivals, but trailed on task accuracy. The article Tencent's Gander aims to keep talking while it works in the background appeared first on The Decoder.