3 6 Ke·2025-12-10 07:11Core Insights - Pan Xin, former head of visual model AI platform at ByteDance, has joined Meituan to lead multimodal AI innovation [1] - Meituan's strategic focus for 2025 is on the competition in food delivery and advancements in AI technology [1] - The company aims for an aggressive approach in AI technology rather than a defensive one, as stated by founder Wang Xing [1] Group 1: Personnel Changes - Pan Xin has a strong background in AI, having previously worked at Google DeepMind, Baidu, Tencent, and ByteDance [1] - His roles included leading the optimization of PaddlePaddle at Baidu and overseeing AIGC and visual model AI platforms at Tencent and ByteDance [1] Group 2: AI Development - At Meituan, Pan Xin is responsible for the development of applications related to multimodal AI, including the LongCat App [1] - The LongCat AI model's progress was first disclosed by Wang Xing during a conference call in Q1 2025 [1]