DeepSeek Launches WeChat Account, Recruits AI Agent Team to Rival Claude Code
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 12
DeepSeek Launches WeChat Account, Recruits AI Agent Team to Rival Claude Code
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 12
Summary
DeepSeek has opened an official WeChat account for its new “DeepSeek Harness Team” and posted job listings tied to AI agent development.
The move targets coding-focused AI services such as Anthropic’s Claude Code, signaling a push beyond DeepSeek’s existing model lineup into agent products.
Tencent has verified the account on WeChat, and Chinese corporate database Qichacha identifies the Beijing-based entity behind it as controlled by the Hangzhou-based company.
The hiring and social-media launch together suggest DeepSeek is formalizing a new unit as competition intensifies in AI tools that can perform software-development tasks.