China's AI Companion Rules Force Doubao, Qwen Shutdowns
The apps are shutting down user-created agents as Beijing’s new rules take effect, with Qwen due to disable the feature for users on July 10.
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China's AI companion rules force Doubao, Qwen shutdowns
ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen, two of China’s biggest consumer AI apps, are disabling their customised agent features, the South China Morning Post reports. The move comes days before Beijing’s new rules on humanlike AI interaction services take effect on 15 July. Doubao told users on Friday that its agent feature would go offline on 15 […] This story continues at The Next Web
ByteDance and Alibaba kill custom AI companions as China’s new rules bite
ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen, two of China's biggest consumer AI apps, are disabling their customised agent features, the South China Morning Post reports. The move comes days before Beijing's new rules on humanlike AI interaction services take effect on 15 July. Doubao told users on Friday that its agent feature would go offline on 15 [ . . . ] This story continues at The Next Web
Doubao and Qianwen are set to discontinue their AI agent features due to regulatory changes. According to push notifications from Doubao and Qianwen, their AI agent features will be discontinued on July 15th. Doubao stated in its "Doubao AI Agent Feature Discontinuation Notice" that due to product function adjustments, the AI agent feature will be discontinued on July 15, 2026. Meanwhile, Alibaba's Qianwen...
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