China Embraces AI as 80% Use It Weekly, Far Above the US
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Updated · CNN · Sep 16
China Embraces AI as 80% Use It Weekly, Far Above the US
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 16
Summary
80% of Chinese respondents used AI at least weekly in a Morgan Stanley survey, versus 54% in the US, underscoring how broadly the technology has entered daily life in China.
83% of Chinese respondents also called AI products exciting, compared with 33% in the US, as consumers encounter AI first through cheap, practical services such as government assistants, school tools and delivery robots.
86% of people in China said they trust their government to do what is right, against 39% in the US, helping explain why Chinese users show less public anxiety about AI's existential risks.
Beijing still treats AI as a strategic industry while managing risks largely through behind-the-scenes compliance, security reviews and filings rather than the open public warnings common in the US.
That pro-AI mood also reflects national pride and economic ambition, even as Chinese labs still lag top US systems because of processor export controls and lower capital investment.