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Zhou Yuxiang goes from street-level AI sales to China's industrial AI push
Original: Zhou Yuxiang hired food delivery riders to sell AI to factories. Now he’s chasing China’s industrial AI breakthrough
Zhou Yuxiang, a Chinese AI entrepreneur, began by hiring food delivery riders to knock on factory doors and pitch industrial AI services, a grassroots sales tactic aimed at getting manufacturers to adopt automation tools. He is now focused on achieving a breakthrough in industrial AI in China, betting that the country's vast manufacturing base will drive the next wave of AI applications beyond consumer chatbots.
Why now: Interest in how Chinese startups are applying AI to manufacturing amid the global race for industrial AI.
Evidence
- Zhou Yuxiang hired food delivery riders to sell AI to factories. Now he’s chasing China’s industrial AI breakthrough · fortune.com
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