Pony Ma Publicly Talks About "Shrimp Farming" for the First Time: OpenClaw-like Applications Can Incorporate the Decentralization Concept of WeChat

According to 1M AI News monitoring, on March 18, at the Tencent Holdings 2025 Performance Communication Meeting, CEO Pony Ma publicly discussed his thoughts on "shrimp farming" for the first time. He believes that the OpenClaw "Lobster" application can enable AI to land in various rich scenarios, rather than being completely focused on ChatBots as in the past. This can better leverage Tencent's resources, enable all fronts to work together, and also inspire the development of the upcoming WeChat agent.

Pony Ma mentioned that mini-programs in the WeChat ecosystem have always been decentralized. A similar concept can be integrated into future "Lobster" applications. Service providers are particularly afraid of being short-circuited and channeled, so when Tencent designs its ecosystem, it also needs to consider this demand. In the future, Tencent's "shrimp farming" will combine centralization and decentralization. Agent partners hope to have their own traffic and entry points but also do not want to be simply invoked. "This is a more long-term consideration, and everyone may need to be patient. This cannot be rushed."