---
title: "Digital Humans: AI members that work on a schedule"
description: "Halo Digital Humans are AI members on duty: they work on a schedule, take requests in WeCom, Feishu or WeChat, and report back. How they differ from chats."
type: "explanation"
audience: ["office", "beginner"]
related: ["digital-humans/create", "digital-humans/collaboration", "digital-humans/channels"]
lang: "en"
canonical: "https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/overview.html"
last_updated: "2026-10-19T00:11:17+08:00"
source: "Halo 3.0.4 docs"
---
# Digital Humans overview

Halo Digital Humans are AI members on duty: they work on a schedule, take requests in WeCom, Feishu or WeChat, and report back. How they differ from chats.

A Halo Digital Human is an AI member that stays on duty. Give it a job description and it starts work on its own, on a schedule or when something happens. It has its own memory, reports back when it's done, and asks you when it needs a decision. A Digital Human here is an AI that does work, not a video avatar.

## How is a Digital Human different from a conversation? {#vs-conversation}

| | A conversation | A Digital Human |
|---|---|---|
| Who starts it | You send a message, then it answers | It starts by itself: on time, when a message arrives, or when something happens |
| Where you find it | **Conversation** on the left rail | **Digital Humans** on the left rail |
| Memory | Conversations in a workspace share one memory | Each Digital Human has its own memory and remembers past runs |
| Outside contact | Inside Halo only | Can take requests in WeCom, Feishu or WeChat and post results to a group |
| Best for | One-off tasks: writing, coding, research | Recurring work: daily briefs, scheduled checks, answering colleagues, reminders |

Both use the same AI with the same abilities. The difference is that a Digital Human doesn't need you watching: it has a standing job description and works at its own pace.

## What it can do for you {#examples}

- Every weekday at 9:00, sum up industry news in five points and post them to a WeCom group.
- Check a competitor's website every hour and tell you when prices change.
- Answer colleagues' questions about the expense process in Feishu.
- Every Monday, summarize last week's tickets into an Excel file.
- In its chat, say "remind me about the meeting at 3 pm", and it reminds you on time.

More examples by job are in [Use cases](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/use-cases/). For the recurring office work AI members can take on, see [AI digital workers](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/seo/ai-digital-worker.html).

## How it starts working {#how-it-runs}

One Digital Human can start work in several ways at once:

- **On a schedule**: every day at 9:00, every hour, or only on mainland China working days. See [Schedules and triggers](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/triggers.html).
- **When a message arrives**: once a WeCom, Feishu or WeChat bot is bound to it, a message to the bot gets it working. See [Message channels overview](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/channels.html).
- **When you ask**: click **Run now** on its page, or just chat with it.
- **Reminders**: ask it in its chat to remind you, and it picks up again in the same chat when it's time. See [Reminders](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/reminders.html).

Results show up in its **Work activity**. Questions that need your decision appear in the **Tasks** panel and at the top of **Work activity**, and can also be sent to you in WeCom, Feishu or WeChat. See [Runs and management](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/manage.html).

Digital Humans run on your own computer, so Halo has to be running for them to work. Closing the window on macOS or Windows is fine; when the computer shuts down or sleeps, they stop. See [Keep Digital Humans running](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/keep-running.html).

## Where to manage them {#where}

Click **Digital Humans** on the left rail (hover shows "Digital Humans · Extensions"). The page has three tabs:

- **My Digital Humans**: every Digital Human, grouped as **Needs you**, **Running**, **Standing by** and **Paused**.
- **Teams**: teams of several Digital Humans. See [Digital Human teams](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/collaboration.html).
- **Capability library**: the skills and MCP connections Digital Humans can use.

The first time you open Halo, the **Halo Workspace** already has one Digital Human named "Halo AI 数字人模板" (the name is in Chinese in every language). It has no schedule: you can chat with it right away, ask it for reminders, bind a bot to it, or change it into what you need.

## Next steps {#next-steps}

- [Create a Digital Human](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/create.html): ask Halo to set one up in one sentence, or install a ready-made one from the Store.
- [Digital Human teams](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/collaboration.html): let several Digital Humans split up a bigger job.
- [Message channels overview](https://hello-halo.cc/docs/en/digital-humans/channels.html): let Digital Humans take requests and report in WeCom, Feishu or WeChat.