aiqbench analysis
The reorganization shows Xiaohongshu treating AI as an application problem: its stated priority is integrating models into products rather than chasing raw capability or compute scale. The AI Q&A assistant, with over 100 million monthly active users, is the main evidence for that stance. Readers should watch whether consolidating Dots with core infrastructure translates into faster product deployment or simply reflects a shift in internal priorities.
Xiaohongshu Merges AI Unit with Core Infrastructure Team
On October 16, Xiaohongshu sent an all-staff letter announcing that Dots, its internal first-level AI department, has been integrated with the company's core infrastructure team. The internal letter reveals that Xiaohongshu's current approach to AI prioritizes the deep integration of models and applications over pursuing model capabilities or computing scale for their own sake. On the product front, the company launched an AI Q&A assistant within its platform in 2024, which now has more than 100 million monthly active users. On the R&D front, Xiaohongshu established hi lab (Humane Intelligence Lab) at the beginning of 2025. The adjustment clarifies the internal positioning of hi lab: focusing on long-term technological exploration and laying out frontier technology directions. Additionally, Xiaohongshu established the Dots team, an internal first-level AI department, in April this year, to initially build its AI technology system and consolidate computing resources. (Jiemian)
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