Americans are busy getting angry and throwing a fit about AI while the Chinese use it to book travel, order food and hail rides
Fortune • • business
Key Points:
- In China, AI tools like OpenClaw have seen rapid adoption among individuals and businesses, with over 600 million users engaging with generative AI by December, marking a 142% increase from the previous year.
- Chinese tech giants such as Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu are actively integrating AI into their platforms, with Tencent embedding OpenClaw into WeChat and Alibaba incorporating agentic AI into workflows, accelerating AI commercialization.
- Despite U.S. export controls limiting access to advanced chips, China is investing heavily in AI research and development, fostering domestic chip production, and narrowing the performance gap with U.S. AI models, as exemplified by DeepSeek's latest AI model supported by Huawei chips.
- Chinese users act as large-scale real-time testers for AI ecosystems, driving widespread adoption in daily life and business, while authorities monitor security risks associated with AI agents like OpenClaw.
- Analysts predict China will soon transition from a fast follower to a parallel innovator in AI technology, overcoming challenges such as internet censorship and export restrictions through coordinated national strategies and investments.
