CHINA LEADS GLOBAL AI ADOPTION WITH MEDICAL AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
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China has embraced artificial intelligence across sectors from healthcare to logistics, deploying AI doctors to millions of users and autonomous drones for food delivery, while also integrating the technology into state surveillance infrastructure.
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