Chinese AI firms expand South-South local language model cooperation

HEFEI — Inside the smart exhibition hall of Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecommunications operator, a digital human supported by a Chinese tech company delivers live demonstrations of core business services and interprets financial report data for visitors through intelligent interactive functions.

Across emerging markets with huge digital-economy potential, Chinese artificial intelligence companies are partnering with host nations to build home-grown large language models adapted to local languages and industrial demands.