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source_timestamps: ["§ A Hybrid Approach"]
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source_url: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/how-savvy-companies-are-using-chinese-ai"
source_title: "How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI"
steps: ["\\\"Research both AI ecosystems: Set up intelligence infrastructure to monitor Chinese tech/regulatory news", "benchmark models", "and establish local tech scouting networks.\\\"", "\\\"Evaluate Chinese systems: Study new", "hyper-localized business models (like interest-based e-commerce) and understand the foundational tech stack they run on to adapt transferable strategies.\\\"", "\\\"Combine Western and Chinese systems: Run parallel models", "using Western AI for high-accuracy/regulated tasks (pharma", "banking) and Chinese AI for lower-cost", "routine", "or consumer-facing tasks (retail", "customer service).\\\""]
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sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/09/how-savvy-companies-are-using-chinese-ai"
sourceTitle: "How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI"
---
# 3 Steps to Navigate AI Hybridization

A practical roadmap for business leaders at global firms to adopt the [[concept-dual-track-ai-strategy|dual-track approach]], integrating both Western and Chinese generative-AI solutions.

**Step 1 — Research both AI ecosystems.** Set up intelligence infrastructure to monitor Chinese technological, regulatory, and application developments; benchmark major platforms firsthand; and establish local tech-scouting networks. Execute via [[action-research-ecosystems]].

**Step 2 — Evaluate Chinese systems.** Study new, hyper-localized business models (e.g., **interest-based e-commerce** combining short videos, algorithmic discovery, and direct purchasing) and understand the foundational tech stack they require, so transferable strategies can be adapted. Execute via [[action-evaluate-business-models]].

**Step 3 — Combine Western and Chinese systems.** Run parallel models: Western AI for high-accuracy/regulated tasks (pharma, banking, government); Chinese AI for lower-cost, routine, or consumer-facing tasks (retail, customer service, basic coding). Execute via [[action-combine-systems]].

This framework operationalizes the strategic conclusion of [[claim-multipolar-ai-future]] and rests on the mental model of the [[framework-3c|3C Framework]].