Agent Universe

Agent Universe (特工宇宙) is a Gen Z–led product studio that uses AI agents to build and explore new products, with content as a side project . Founded by Zhong Tai, who graduated from college roughly a year before the 2025 coverage, the team consists of seven full-time "agents" — all born around 2000, some still students — with only two focused on content while the rest work on product development . The name draws from the dual meaning of "agent" as both intelligent agent and secret agent, with Marvel Universe inspiration .

The group initially gained visibility through a WeChat public account covering AI products, including viral series like "quietly launched" (大厂偷偷上线的产品) and "failed AI products" (伪品会) . Its core operation involves using agents to rapidly prototype and validate ideas — what the team calls "spiritual poison" for its addictive, fast-demo quality . A recent direction, as of mid-2025, was exploring an "Agent-era Toutiao": a news product where agents generate tens of thousands of personalized content variants per story, combining agent capabilities with recommendation algorithms for granular user targeting .