00:00 As China works to encourage the trade-in of household appliances to bolster domestic consumption,
00:05 our correspondent, Xu Xinchen, visited an electronics maker in Wuhan
00:09 to learn how AI is revolutionizing devices at home.
00:13 This tiny black flag is as light as a feather and no larger than my thumbnail,
00:19 yet it is the brain behind modern home appliances
00:22 and it enables this to talk, hear and see.
00:29 (Speaking Chinese)
00:37 Yes, we have installed voice control so that the air conditioners now have ears.
00:41 These ears can also detect our directions. Let me show you.
00:45 (Speaking Chinese)
00:47 Hey, TCL, blow the air towards me.
00:49 Look, the blades now direct the air flow towards me.
00:52 (Speaking Chinese)
00:55 You can also instruct the air conditioners to direct the air flow away from you for a softer breeze.
01:01 Artificial intelligence can enable these air conditioners with more features
01:06 in addition to listening and responding to us.
01:09 With data collected from daily use, the AI system can monitor and detect malfunctions, suggesting repairs.
01:16 Moreover, with the algorithm, it saves more energy, up to 40%.
01:22 With changes in market demand and improvements in people's quality of life,
01:27 smart home appliances are actually becoming increasingly common among consumers.
01:32 Smart features are giving home appliances new traction.
01:37 Estimates suggest that over 300 million units of smart home appliances were sold in China in 2023.
01:44 The market size for smart home appliances in the country is a whopping 97 billion US dollars.
01:50 Artificial intelligence is revamping home appliances, giving them new attractive features.
01:56 And in fact, AI is also helping manufacturing become smart, so as to ensure better quality and improve efficiency.
02:08 For example, this TCL plant in Wuhan has over 11,000 sensors to enable smart manufacturing.
02:16 And 2 to 3 terabytes of data are generated from the manufacturing process daily.
02:21 The manufacturer is leveraging the data to create their own version of GPT or generative pre-trained transformer,
02:31 so that workers can type and speak to a tablet to find out how the equipment and manufacturing are processing
02:38 and receive suggested solutions.
02:41 At the same time, data from the usage of sold products can also help improve product quality.
02:47 We have established a digitized full circle from sales to our service.
02:52 These data are connected and shared throughout the entire process.
02:57 Therefore, the data will also be fed back to our factory.
03:01 We use this data to help us make changes for better quality control.
03:05 The founder and president of TCL, who is also a deputy for China's National People's Congress, said,
03:11 new technological breakthroughs are fueling the country's drive for high quality development.
03:16 I believe that the continuous promotion of high quality development in China's manufacturing industry
03:23 is the process of forming new productive forces.
03:26 High quality development involves achieving industrial transformation and upgrading,
03:31 driving technological innovation and establishing the capacity for new industrialization.
03:37 And modern technologies such as artificial intelligence are introducing new ideas
03:42 and attracting new interest to more traditional industries, such as home appliances.
03:48 Xu Xingchen, CGTN, Wuhan, Hubei Province.
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