China’s overlooked internet army is quietly embedding AI into everyday businesses

While prominent Chinese AI companies are gaining global recognition, a less visible trend involves domestic technology firms integrating artificial intelligence into their everyday business operations. Beyond specialized AI labs, consumer-facing platforms in sectors like e-commerce, gaming, social media, and travel are developing custom foundation models for their specific ecosystems. This quiet embedding of AI aims to serve their existing user bases. RedNote, a lifestyle platform, recently exemplified this trend with a new release. These efforts, though receiving less attention than the "AI tigers," represent a significant domestic AI development.