Chinese Industries Embrace DeepSeek’s AI Models: Accelerating Intelligent Automation Across Sectors
As intelligent automation becomes the new norm for industrial innovation, Chinese telecoms, brokerages, and automakers are rapidly adopting DeepSeek’s AI models to transform how businesses integrate with industrial automation and optimize automation equipment. The three major telecom operators have fully connected to DeepSeek’s open-source large models, while securities firms and carmakers are leveraging these AI tools to redefine operational efficiency. “This cross-industry adoption signals a pivotal shift: AI is no longer a tech experiment but the core of intelligent automation systems driving industrial transformation,” an analyst noted.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) highlighted telecom operators’ AI applications during the Spring Festival, where China Telecom used DeepSeek’s interactive capabilities to enhance digital human services. Other operators integrated AI with 5G to provide high-precision positioning for smart driving navigation—demonstrating how intelligent automation is not just about software but about enhancing physical automation equipment in real-world scenarios.
Financial Sector: AI-Powered Intelligence Meets Industrial Efficiency
Brokerages like Industrial Securities, Sinolink Securities, and Guoyuan Securities are integrating DeepSeek’s models to revolutionize investment research and customer service. “AI models enhance research efficiency, improve customer service quality, and optimize risk control—mirroring how industrial automation streamlines manufacturing,” said Yang Delong, chief economist at First Seafront Fund. The applications span investment advisory, IT operations, and marketing—showcasing intelligent automation’s versatility beyond traditional industrial settings.
Automotive: Transforming Vehicles into Intelligent Automation Nodes
Carmakers like Geely have announced integration of DeepSeek-R1 into their vehicles’ intelligent systems, turning cars into smart automation equipment that learns from driver behavior and road conditions. This isn’t just about in-car entertainment; it’s about embedding AI into the very fabric of industrial automation in automotive manufacturing, from production lines to end-user functionality. “By 2025, we expect vehicles to be as connected and intelligent as any factory robot,” an industry expert predicted.
The Ecosystem Effect: AI-Driven Automation Feeds Innovation
Wang Peng, an associate research fellow at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized the feedback loop: “AI models process vast data to improve operational efficiency, while industry applications provide developers with real-world feedback to refine algorithms.” This symbiosis between intelligent automation and industrial sectors is exactly what China’s “AI Plus Initiative” aims to foster—creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem where every automation equipment, from telecom towers to car sensors, becomes smarter over time.
Conclusion: AI-Driven Automation as the New Industrial Standard
The rapid adoption of DeepSeek’s models across telecoms, finance, and automotive sectors highlights a universal truth: Intelligent automation, powered by advanced AI, is the key to integrating industrial automation systems and optimizing automation equipment in every industry. As Wang Peng noted, this creates a feedback loop: Industry applications refine AI models, which in turn drive deeper automation—whether in telecom customer service, brokerage research, or automotive intelligence.
China’s “AI Plus Initiative” is no longer a strategy but a reality, with each sector finding unique ways to blend AI with industrial automation. The result? A future where every industry—from telecom towers to car factories—operates with automation equipment as intelligent, adaptive assets. In this new era, the companies that thrive will be those that see AI not as a tool, but as the foundation of a smarter, more automated industrial ecosystem. As Haitong Securities analysis suggests, the “high-performance, low-cost” AI model paradigm is accelerating the era of comprehensive automation—where intelligent and industrial automation converge to redefine productivity itself.
