Trip.com Executive Sees Huge AI Application Opportunities in China

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Trip.com sees major opportunities for AI applications in China, especially where AI connects directly to business workflows and transactions. Amy Wei says China’s mature e-commerce, mobile payments, and user behavior give local companies an advantage in commercializing AI. Trip.com has launched Wendao, a travel LLM trained on 20 billion data points, to help with itinerary planning. The article also stresses that AI value depends on deep integration with backend systems, not just model capability.

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