# AI Butler Apps Laiye Helps People Fulfill Tasks with a Human or Artificially Intelligent Assistant By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-12-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laiye References: [techinasia](https://www.techinasia.com/laiye-wechat-concierge-funding-series-a-from-microsoft) & [laiye](http://www.laiye.com/) 'Laiye' is the name of a unique mobile butler service that is styled like a messaging app, but sets itself apart by helping users to complete simple tasks with human and automated artificially intelligent assistants. With this application, users are able to execute tasks like ordering coffee and booking flights with greater efficiency than they can provide themselves. To complete tasks, Laiye will send requests to other relevant services and for any requests that are too complex for the automated system to handle, Laiye turns to its staff of 60 humans for help. Since the unique app seems to boast technology that rivals the likes of [Apple's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aria-ai) Siri and [Microsoft's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/life-time-app-l-ai-c) Cortana, the Chinese start-up recently received funding from Microsoft, which is making an effort to invest in global start-ups that are developing the future of AI. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.4/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **AI Butler Apps:** The rise of AI Butler Apps presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to create personalized, efficient services. - **Human-AI Hybrid Assistants:** The development of human-AI hybrid assistants present a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to create services that combine the best of both worlds. - **Automated Task Completion:** The trend towards automated task completion presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to create platforms and services that offer greater efficiency and convenience to consumers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Apps:** The rise of AI Butler Apps presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for mobile app developers to create more personalized, efficient services. - **Travel:** The development of human-AI hybrid assistants presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the travel industry to create personalized services that cater to individual needs. - **Food and Beverage:** The trend towards automated task completion presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for food and beverage companies to create platforms and services that offer greater efficiency and convenience to consumers when ordering or booking. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Productivity Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goldee-ai.md) - [AI-Powered App Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yelp-assistant.md) - [Multi-Device AI Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hey-tuya.md) - [AI Task Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fasttrackr-ai.md) - [AI-Powered Home Care Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-care-assistant.md) - [AI Call Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simple-ai.md) - [AI Personal Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icon-ai.md) - [AI-Powered Business Discoveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yelp-2.md) - [AI Lifestyle Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hellolife.md)