alipayThe artificial intelligence-powered payment app and health app each have more than 100 million users, according to a Monday (February 23) press release.
Lunar New Year 2026 saw increased adoption of AI, according to the release.
“From ordering bubble tea and coffee to buying movie tickets, Chinese consumers have embraced this.” A.I.“Usage of Alipay AI Pay surged as people leveraged the service in everyday scenarios during the holiday period this year,” the Chinese-owned company said. ant groupsaid in a release.
Alipay AI Pay surpassed the 100 million user threshold on Monday, making it the world’s first AI-native payment product, according to a release. During the week from February 5th to February 11th, the platform processed more than 120 million transactions.
“As agent commerce accelerates in China, Alipay AI Pay has expanded to a variety of use cases, including in-app AI agents and mini-programs for brick-and-mortar retailers. lucky coffeeas well as AI smart glasses Lokid and alibabaconsumer AI applications Kwen” states the release.
Meanwhile, the company AQ Health App According to the release, the number of users exceeded 100 million during the holiday period, making it the world’s largest AI-native health app. This is partly due to young people returning home for the holidays and introducing AQ to their families.
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According to the release, the company also announced a surge in usage by Chinese travelers for international travel between February 9 and February 21, with an increase of 106% compared to the same period in January.
“Travelers were using AQ to manage potential health concerns, including discomfort caused by changes in climate, diet, and environment,” the release states.
In related news, Marshall RungeThe cardiologist and former CEO of Michigan Medicine told PYMNTS in an interview published Monday that he is surprised by the speed at which AI is becoming part of society. health careI was also impressed with some of its features.
“AI thinks broadly,” he said, adding that it can simultaneously keep in mind a patient’s age, medications, and underlying medical conditions, making connections that may be missed by doctors who are running full caseloads behind schedule.
Still, he said the risks here are real.
“Overdependence. Misplaced confidence. The seductive feeling of answering with confidence. clinical uncertainty “AI doesn’t have a stethoscope. That’s the honest truth,” the report states. Can’t read the room. They cannot sense that the patient is afraid or that their emotions suggest that the problem is not what the patient is describing. ”
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