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AI & Enterprise
Morgan Stanley says China consumer AI use rate is 80 percent, surpassing U.S., driven by super apps
China is ahead of the United States in consumer adoption of artificial intelligence, with 80 percent of Chinese respondents using AI at least weekly for personal purposes, compared with 54 percent in the U.S., Morgan Stanley said. It attributed China’s advantage to distribution through everyday “super apps” that embed text, image, video and code generation. China’s generative AI user base also rose sharply from December 2024 to December 2025.
AI & Enterprise
Alibaba introduces annual paid subscription for QwenWork AI assistant
Alibaba has introduced paid subscriptions for its workplace AI assistant QwenWork, adding a three-tier membership on Apple’s App Store as it tests demand for paid AI agents after offering the service free during its public test. Annual plans start at 200 yuan and rise to 1,499 yuan. The company will keep its general Qwen AI chatbot free while charging separately for agent functions, citing rising AI infrastructure and inference costs.
AI & Enterprise
Chinese AI firms step up push as Korea sovereign foundation model drive enters new phase
Chinese tech firms are accelerating expansion in the AI market, with Baidu’s Ernie Assistant topping 200 million monthly active users and Kuaishou’s Kling AI reporting 12 million users and more than $20 million in monthly revenue. Alibaba unveiled a major update to its Qwen app. Startups also pressed ahead, including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI. In South Korea, a government-led foundation model project advanced three teams to the next stage and plans an additional selection.
