Kimi, an artificial intelligence system by AI startup Moonshot, is displayed at the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in September. CHINA DAILY

Wider application

Since its release in January, DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model has already been integrated into various sectors in China, including education, healthcare and justice.

On March 4, Lou Qinjian, spokesman for the third session of the 14th NPC, said at a news conference that technological breakthroughs made by Chinese companies such as DeepSeek demonstrate that an innovative, open and sharing approach to improving people's livelihoods is the right choice.

Following DeepSeek's decision to make its latest AI model open source, Lou said it has facilitated the wider application of AI technologies worldwide and contributed China's wisdom to global development.

Zhou Hongyi, a CPPCC National Committee member and founder of Chinese cybersecurity company 360 Security Group, said that 2025 would bring about a huge variety of AI applications, saying their use will make industries more efficient and reduce costs.

Doctor Lu agreed, highlighting AI's use in the healthcare sector. "Large models like DeepSeek, through extensive learning from medical literature and case data, can assist medical staff in making diagnostic and treatment decisions. They can quickly access information across various fields, improving the efficiency and accuracy of medical services," he said.