【#Tech24H】Recently, 1688, Alibaba’s source factory goods platform, officially launched the cross-border e-commerce AI agent “Ao Xia”. Centered on “AI + supply chain”, Ao Xia integrates image recognition, link parsing, and natural language interaction technologies, covering key processes such as product selection decision-making, factory sourcing, intelligent price inquiries, and content generation. It provides a one-stop intelligent digital supply chain solution. Users simply need to initiate a conversation, upload product images, or input product links to activate the entire process from market research to factory connection through one click. Except for order placement and payment requiring user confirmation, all other steps can be automatically handled by AI.