Doubao, Hunyuan, Qianwen and other AI applications have become new traffic entry points, and the competition to attract users among various companies will become increasingly fierce. As an observer, I am quite looking forward to watching their mutual chasing and learning process.
One trend worth paying attention to is that after AI applications secure traffic entry points, the next step is the takeoff of the mini-program ecosystem. These mini-programs will serve as supplements to AI capabilities or information carriers.
Imagine how the previously disconnected information islands will become easier to connect. Cross-application workflows can also be integrated more smoothly. For example, when paying for parking, entering a new parking lot now might require scanning ten or more different company mini-programs to pay. If AI like Doubao can connect to various parking service mini-programs through a protocol similar to MCP, you only need to tell the AI "Help me pay for parking," and it can automatically handle the query and payment, creating a completely different experience.
For developers, there are many opportunities. Those who can write code can directly develop mini-programs; those who cannot code should not rush to give up, as AI can now help generate code for you. The expansion of this mini-program ecosystem should be a promising track.
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StillBuyingTheDip
· 5h ago
The parking fee scenario is indeed amazing; it's really too complicated now.
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Layer2Observer
· 5h ago
Well, the MCP protocol is theoretically interesting, but right now, the standards for interconnection among various mini-program ecosystems are still a mess... There's a misconception here.
To be honest, the parking fee example sounds great, but in practice, sorting out data permissions and payment settlements is a trap. Let's look at the data first...
I'm quite cautious about code generation; I wouldn't directly write code and rely on AI-generated mini-programs... Is this reliable? That's a question mark.
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CryptoHistoryClass
· 5h ago
statistically speaking, we've seen this exact playbook before... 2014 weibo mini-apps, 2017 ethereum dapps ecosystem, every single time devs get promised the moon and reality hits different lol
history rhymes fr fr, the "next big thing" narrative always precedes the capitulation phase
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TokenUnlocker
· 5h ago
The example of scanning a dozen or so mini-programs at the parking lot is hilarious. Honestly, it's just that outrageous these days.
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DaoDeveloper
· 5h ago
the MCP protocol angle here is actually interesting from a composability standpoint... reminds me of how smart contracts need standardized interfaces to work together. though tbh the real bottleneck isn't the protocol layer, it's getting all these fragmented service providers to actually agree on anything lol
Doubao, Hunyuan, Qianwen and other AI applications have become new traffic entry points, and the competition to attract users among various companies will become increasingly fierce. As an observer, I am quite looking forward to watching their mutual chasing and learning process.
One trend worth paying attention to is that after AI applications secure traffic entry points, the next step is the takeoff of the mini-program ecosystem. These mini-programs will serve as supplements to AI capabilities or information carriers.
Imagine how the previously disconnected information islands will become easier to connect. Cross-application workflows can also be integrated more smoothly. For example, when paying for parking, entering a new parking lot now might require scanning ten or more different company mini-programs to pay. If AI like Doubao can connect to various parking service mini-programs through a protocol similar to MCP, you only need to tell the AI "Help me pay for parking," and it can automatically handle the query and payment, creating a completely different experience.
For developers, there are many opportunities. Those who can write code can directly develop mini-programs; those who cannot code should not rush to give up, as AI can now help generate code for you. The expansion of this mini-program ecosystem should be a promising track.