Tencent claims 20% gain in R&D efficiency from AI automation

Core Insights - Tencent Holdings has achieved over 20% improvement in research and development efficiency due to AI-powered automation, as reported in their Research and Development Big Data Report 2025 [1] R&D Efficiency - The implementation of the in-house AI platform WeDev resulted in a 67% increase in R&D automation rate [1] - AI has identified more than 25% of code-related issues across Tencent's products, reducing the average bug-fixing time by eight hours [2] - Tencent is among the first Chinese tech companies to disclose efficiency gains from AI integration in R&D [3] AI Tools and Usage - 90% of Tencent's engineers are utilizing the CodeBuddy AI coding tools, which are based on the Hunyuan foundational models [4] - The relationship between AI and Tencent engineers has shifted from simple assistance to deep collaboration, with half of the new code written this year aided by AI, resulting in a 40% reduction in coding time [5] Impact Across Business Units - Efficiency gains are observed across various business units, including digital payments and gaming, with WeChat back-end engineers experiencing a 50% reduction in coding time [6] - AI-powered art production for Tencent Games has reached 95% efficiency, with the in-house AI art tool matching the quality of human video game artists [7]