SenseTime launches Seko 2.0 video agent and enterprise AI assistants in China

SenseTime’s new agents are a good window into how Chinese AI incumbents are trying to turn foundation models into sticky, vertical products. Seko 2.0 is positioned as a video “agent” that can generate multi‑episode content with consistent characters and storylines—essentially an end‑to‑end workflow for the booming short‑drama and animation economy. The upgraded Little Raccoon office agent pitches million‑row data analysis and auto‑generated slide decks to enterprise users, echoing Copilot‑style offerings from US rivals but tuned for local business norms. ([citynewsservice.cn](https://www.citynewsservice.cn/articles/china-biz-buzz/daily-buzz/daily-buzz-18-december-2025-dmjbb9en))

Strategically, this shows Chinese labs leaning into agentic framing and composite workflows rather than raw model bragging rights. By embedding their models into tools creators and knowledge workers use daily, SenseTime is seeking recurring SaaS‑like revenue and real‑world usage data that can feed back into model improvement. It also highlights China’s attempt to close the gap in multimodal and agentic capabilities without access to top‑end Nvidia hardware, in part by leaning on domestic accelerators from firms like Cambricon. For the global race to AGI, these kinds of products matter less as standalone breakthroughs and more as proof that multiple ecosystems—US, China, and others—are converging on similar agentic patterns, which will accelerate expectations for what “normal” software should do.