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# Ant Group

**Ant Group** developed a set of **AI doctor agents** available through its **Alipay** app. These agents are powered by a **healthcare-specific foundational model** trained on **clinical literature, structured diagnostic data, and the decision-making logic of top Chinese physicians** — the flagship example of [[concept-customization-infrastructure|Customization in AI infrastructure]].

**Enrichment (WEF, MERICS, NBR):** Ant Group is the fintech affiliate associated with Alibaba (see [[entity-alibaba-d2]]), operating Alipay and investing in AI for finance and healthcare, aligned with China's applied-AI focus. Canonical presence: antgroup.com.