Chinese AI startup StepFun has launched the STEPX Neo， an "agent phone" built around Step AOS and its built-in agent， Amoo. The more telling detail is the presenter： Yin Qi， former Megvii co-founder. Megvii's facial-recognition tech won backing from Alibaba and Didi， but never became a reliable business and faded after three failed IPO attempts. StepFun still has no SOTA-level model. It may be betting on AI distribution， but without a strong model underneath， will customers really care about the phone layer？
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中国AI初创公司阶跃星辰（StepFun）推出STEPX Neo“智能体手机”，搭载自研Step AOS系统及内置智能体Amoo。该产品由前旷视科技（Megvii）联合创始人印奇主导发布。旷视曾获阿里、滴滴投资，但因三次IPO失败而逐渐沉寂。目前阶跃星辰尚未拥有SOTA级模型，此次押注AI分发渠道，但缺乏强大底层模型支撑，用户是否会在意手机层体验仍存疑。
Chinese AI startup StepFun has launched the STEPX Neo， an "agent phone" built around Step AOS and its built-in agent， Amoo. The more telling detail is the presenter： Yin Qi， former Megvii co-founder. Megvii's facial-recognition tech won backing from Alibaba and Didi， but never became a reliable business and faded after three failed IPO attempts. StepFun still has no SOTA-level model. It may be betting on AI distribution， but without a strong model underneath， will customers really care about the phone layer？