{"slug": "china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily", "title": "China teenager wins praise for developing app to remind grandpa to take daily medication", "summary": "An 18-year-old Shanghai teenager, Ma Kai, created an AI-powered app using the MiniCPM large language model from Beijing-based ModelBest to remind his grandfather to take daily medication, earning widespread online praise after being interviewed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in mid-July.", "body_md": "# China teenager wins praise for developing app to remind grandpa to take daily medication\n\nWith plans to relocate to another city for university in September, Ma worries about his grandfather managing alone, especially as he lives independently\n\n[Alice Yan](/author/alice-yan)in Shanghai\n\nAn 18-year-old boy in Shanghai, who created a simple app using artificial intelligence (AI) to remind his grandfather to take his medication on time, has gained significant attention on social media and received widespread acclaim online.\n\nMa Kai, a recent secondary school graduate, took the national university entrance exam, known as the *gaokao*, in June.\n\nHis story came to light when he was interviewed by the Shanghai Morning Post as an ordinary young visitor at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) held in mid-July in Shanghai.\n\nDuring the interview, he showcased his self-developed app, which is designed to remind his grandfather to take his medication punctually.\n\nHe explained that his app was built using a large language model (LLM) called MiniCPM, developed by the Beijing-based AI company ModelBest.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3362080/china-teenager-wins-praise-developing-app-remind-grandpa-take-daily-medication?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-07-28 10:00:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-28 10:30:45.221819+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Ma Kai", "Shanghai Morning Post", "World Artificial Intelligence Conference", "MiniCPM", "ModelBest"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/china-teenager-wins-praise-for-developing-app-to-remind-grandpa-to-take-daily.jsonld"}}