PYMNTS.com June 26, 2025
China-based Ant Group has reportedly unveiled a new, AI-powered health app for smartphones.
As CNBC reported Thursday (June 26), the app was made using artificial intelligence (AI) technology that Ant said could be introduced overseas, marking the latest example of how Chinese AI is being used for consumer applications.
According to the report, Ant — which operates the popular Alipay mobile payments app — has centered much of its AI development efforts on healthcare based on large language models from companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba.
The report noted a “telling” sign of Ant’s global aspirations: the app has an English name: AQ. That stands for “answer your question,” Zhang Junjie, general manager of healthcare business at Alipay, told CNBC.
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