Xiao-I Corporation

Xiao-i (Shanghai Xiao-i Robot Technology Co., Ltd) was founded in Shanghai, China, in 2001. In 2004, it released the world's first chatbot on MSN and Tencent QQ. In the same year, the company applied for an invention patent for this technology, and it was officially granted authorization in 2009, titled "A Chat Robot System."

In 2004, Xiao-i launched Xiao-i Chat Robots, which later obtained over 100 million users, on MSN and Tencent QQ. In 2007, Xiao-i was designated as the only partner for Microsoft MSN's 700 million users worldwide in robots and expanded its reach through collaborations with MSN and QQ. In 2008, Xiao-i released intelligent customer service system for China Mobile.

In 2012, Xiao-i launched WeChat based intelligent customer service products for banking industry, serving clients including China Merchants Bank. In 2015, Xiao-i launched cloud-based open system iBot Cloud and iBot OS, which integrates the capabilities of local cloud computing with interactive features to create a fully connected household. Xiao-i later established its APAC headquarter in Hong Kong and started expanding its businesses into Southeast Asia.

In June 2022, Xiao-i developed a standard in affective computing, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). On March 9, 2023, Xiao-i went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. On October 26 of the same year, Xiao-i announced the launch of its Hua Zang Universal Large Language Model Ecosystem.