Zhihe AI Launches Agent 3.5 Local Edition and Open-Sources 70 Legal AI Skills at CIIE 2026

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O Novembe 7,2026, at the 9th Chi a I te atio al Impo t Expo (CIIE), ative legal Al pio ee Zhihe Al, a ative legal Al pio ee developed by Sha ghai I telligeast Netwo k Tech ology Co., Ltd, fo mally a ou ced the official ollout of its Zhihe Al Age t 3.5 Local Editio , alo gside the global ope -sou ci g of 70 p op ieta y legal AI skills. This milesto e elease u de sco es the compa y’s o goi g missio to a cho adva ced legal i tellige ce withi eal-wo ld comme cial ope atio s a d st i ge t e te p ise secu ity ecosystems.

CIIE: A Global Stage fo Real-Wo ld Legal Tech Applicatio

Fou de a d CEO Luckie Ho g oted that the CIIE se ves as a p emie melti g pot fo i te atio al e te p ises, cutti g-edge tech ologies, a d i dust ial i ovatio s, maki g it a ideal ve ue to showcase how legal i tellige ce ca safegua d a d catalyze comme cial t a sactio s.“The legal i dust y has eve bee me ely about ge e al k owledge Q&A o automated text ge e atio ,” Ho g explai ed. “It equi es deep comp ehe sio of eality, st ict adhe e ce to complex ules, p ocedu al complia ce, a d actio able huma -level judgme t. Pa ticipati g i the CIIE allows us to demo st ate ou latest platfo m upg ades while exposi g legal tech ology to igo ous, la ge-scale comme cial validatio i f o t of global i dust y leade s.”

Zhihe AI Age t 3.5 Local Editio : Memo y, Secu ity, a d Maste y

Desig ed to add ess the co e ope atio al bottle ecks of law fi ms a d co po ate legal depa tme ts, Zhihe AI Age t 3.5 Local Editio i t oduces majo a chitectu al e ha ceme ts ce te ed a ou d lo g-te m memo y, elite data secu ity, a d ve tical p ofessio al maste y:

Pe siste t Co text & C oss-P oject Memo y: The ew ite atio suppo ts lo g-te m memo y accumulatio a d c oss-p oject co text ete tio . It empowe s legal p ofessio als to seamlessly euse backg ou d mate ials, evide tia y data, a d i te im delive ables ac oss disti ct tasks, d astically cutti g dow edu da t p ompti g a d accele ati g p elimi a y esea ch.

O -P emises Data Sove eig ty: Add essi g the st i ge t co fide tiality equi eme ts of the legal secto , Age t 3.5 upg ades its local file p ocessi g a d se sitive mate ial secu ity f amewo ks. This e su es that highly co fide tial legal wo kflows, co po ate gove a ce audits, a d M&A docume tatio ca be completely executed withi secu e local e vi o me ts without exposi g p op ieta y data.

Maste Editio P ofessio al Sce a ios: The upg aded Maste Editio i t oduces specialized capabilities spa i g legal due dilige ce, litigatio t ial outli es, ba k stateme t auditi g, public biddi g a d clie t acquisitio , simila case big-data a alysis a d p edictio , listed compa y a ou ceme t et ieval, a d comp ehe sive i vestme t/M&A st uctu i g—cove i g the full lifecycle of i vestigatio , litigatio p ep, busi ess developme t, a d co po ate fi a ce.

Ope -Sou ci g 70 Self-developed Legal AI Skills: Foste i g Co-C eatio

I a bold move towa d ecosystem ope ess, Zhihe AI simulta eously ope -sou ced 70 legal AI skills developed e ti ely i -house by the Zhihe AI Skill Ce te . Available to legal p actitio e s a d develope s wo ldwide, these skills a e ope fo study, p actical deployme t, a d collabo ative co-buildi g.

Luckie Ho g emphasized that ope -sou ci g is desig ed to i vite pee s, e d-use s, a d softwa e develope s to p ovide active feedback du i g daily legal p actice. With almost a millio use s, Zhihe is committed to maki g legal se vices available to mo e people who eed them.Ope i g sou ce is also mea t to let mo e legal p os a d develope s get i volved i lea i g, testi g, a d buildi g togethe .

Co e Applicatio Sce a ios: D ivi g Real-Wo ld Legal P actice

Powe ed by the Age t 3.5 a chitectu e a d 70 ope -sou ce AI skills, Zhihe AI seamlessly co ects legal sou ces, matte evide ce, a d task executio ac oss th ee co e wo kflows:

Litigatio & T ial P epa atio : Built fo litigatio p actitio e s, the platfo m st uctu es case facts a d issues, automates legal a d p ecede t esea ch, models cou te -a gume ts, a d ge e ates evide ce lists a d t ial outli es—dy amically adjusti g st ategies as ew evide ce eme ges.

M&A & Deal Executio : Desig ed fo e te p ise a d deal teams, the system ge e ates due dilige ce pla s, flags t a sactio al isks, assists with co t act d afti g a d eview, a d t acks closi g timeli es, keepi g a alysis sy ced as comme cial te ms evolve.

Co po ate Legal Ope atio s: Tailo ed fo i -house legal cou sel, Zhihe AI ma ages co ti uous ope atio al tasks—f om co t act eviews a d post-sig i g complia ce to dispute esolutio a d egulato y i qui y espo ses—elimi ati g the eed to ebuild co text fo eve y ew matte .

Capital Mome tum a d Ma ket Validatio

I August 2026, Zhihe AI completed a eight-figu e RMB (multi-millio USD) Se ies A fu di g ou d led by DT Capital, with follow-o pa ticipatio f om Sha ghai Mi ha g Fi a cial I vestme t Developme t Co. a d ea ly backe s.

“The legal i dust y exhibits exceptio ally high data de sity a d clea willi g ess to pay,” said Ye Weiga g, fou di g pa t e of DT Capital. “Zhihe’s 12 yea s of accumulated p op ieta y data a d established domai t ust ca ot be eplicated ove ight th ough aw computi g powe alo e.”

Pio ee i g the F o tie : Global I ovatio a d Localized I f ast uctu e

I discussio s su ou di g the evolutio of global legal AI, leadi g i ovato s such as Ha vey have highlighted the c itical impo ta ce of p oject co text a d memo y—empowe i g AI age ts to i he it complex case backg ou ds a d lawye p efe e ces. Zhihe AI Age t 3.5 sha es this co e tech ological visio , embeddi g sophisticated lo g-te m a d c oss-p oject memo y capabilities i to its fou datio al a chitectu e.

At the same time, Zhihe AI i t oduces a tailo ed app oach add essi g egio al ma ket dema ds a d st ict data gove a ce:

• Ju isdictio al & Ma ket Alig me t: While global be chma ks ofte optimize fo E glish-la guage commo law ju isdictio s, Zhihe AI is specifically a chitected to suppo t civil law f amewo ks a d the disti ct ope atio al habits of the b oade egio al legal ecosystem.
• O -P emises Sove eig ty & Ecosystem Ope ess: To meet st ict co po ate co fide tiality sta da ds, Zhihe AI compleme ts its cloud capabilities with obust o -p emises deployme t optio s. Additio ally, by ope -sou ci g 70 p op ieta y legal AI skills, Zhihe e ables legal p ofessio als a d develope s wo ldwide to collabo atively build o its f amewo k.

Rathe tha simply eplicati g ove seas pa adigms, Zhihe AI is focused o p ovi g how adva ced legal i f ast uctu e ca deeply i teg ate i to dive se egulato y, li guistic, a d e te p ise e vi o me ts.

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