China’s massive AI rollout

中国的大规模人工智能部署

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2026-07-13

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Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins on China’s embrace of AI, from medical avatars to food delivery drones and state surveillance. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • So there's a few different doctors I can speak to.

  • So this one's Dr. Wang, who comes from a hospital in Zhejiang University Hospital, which is on China's East Coast.

  • You know, that's a very wealthy province.

  • So imagine, you know, that's probably one of the top hospitals.

  • I think I'm probably not alone in consulting Dr. Google every time I get a mystery ailment.

  • And yes, we all know we shouldn't.

  • But when it can take weeks to get a GP appointment,

  • asking the internet for medical advice is just so quick and easy.

  • But in China, you can now go straight to the top.

  • He, you know, so there's a little picture of him.

  • He talks about what his specialities are.

  • And then, you know, there's a kind of a box where you can put in, hello,

  • Dr. Wang, you know, whatever my symptoms are.