On July 20th local time in the United States, Sina Finance and the China General Chamber of Commerce in the USA co-hosted a private roundtable titled "Beyond the Arena: U.S.-China Business, Artificial Intelligence, and Global Cooperation" in New York. Guo Yiwen, Global President of Ankew Consulting, attended and delivered a speech.
Guo Yiwen stated that artificial intelligence is destined to transform corporate strategy, but first, it will fundamentally alter how companies operate. He believes that AI is neither a pure job creator nor a pure job destroyer. What AI genuinely achieves is the elimination of specific tasks, a trend that is continuously intensifying. These eliminated tasks typically require neither creativity, extensive experience, nor intellectual capacity.
He mentioned that one relevant study indicates that 60% of work time is actually spent on trivial matters rather than on focusing on the core work itself. AI has the potential to eliminate these inefficient tasks in a very short time, thus becoming a tool for liberating productivity. This would free up employees' time, creativity, and innovative capabilities, making room for new insights, new solutions, and new methodologies.
Guo Yiwen expressed amazement at the unprecedented speed at which China is transitioning from traditional industries to an innovation-driven society. He specifically highlighted the explosion of local Chinese innovation in fields such as healthcare, pharmaceutical research and development, renewable energy, and transportation electrification. He stated that the entire world should have the opportunity to access these Chinese brands and innovative concepts.
Guo Yiwen pointed out that in the field of artificial intelligence, the complementary approaches of China and the United States are particularly prominent. This complementarity makes both sides stronger, as they mutually promote and elevate each other.
He cited an example, noting that DeepSeek has astonished Anthropic by bringing new breakthroughs, achieving higher efficiency with fewer resources, and posing a challenge in terms of capability. This is akin to the match between Spain and Cape Verde, which ended in a draw. While neither side secured a victory, they inspired and improved each other, so in a sense, both were winners.
Guo Yiwen emphasized that this is precisely the opportunity that cooperation and collaboration can bring us, eliminating redundant research and development efforts and accelerating the pace of global progress. Whether on one side of the globe or the other, efforts by a single party alone are far from sufficient. Only through partnership and cooperation can we find genuine solutions.
"I do not view the United States and China as competitors; I genuinely believe they are strategic partners," he said.
Guo Yiwen concluded by offering two key recommendations:
First, when considering deploying AI within your own enterprise, think about the tasks that hinder progress. Consider how to liberate employees from these chores to free up their time. More importantly, think about how to repurpose the time that employees have been freed from. If this can be managed properly, it can unleash entirely new levels of creativity and performance within the enterprise.
Second, adopting these technologies is not merely a business issue; it concerns trust, brand, reputation, and corporate performance. Therefore, when we think about how to implement these technologies and harness their power to drive the enterprise forward responsibly, we will all achieve tremendous success.
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