TikTok maker ByteDance pulls the plug on AI companion services in China, as users grieve
Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend.She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say goodbye.Li, 24, wasn’t the only left mourning the loss of a virtual companion when major Chinese tech companies recently pulled the plug on their popular AI companion services to comply with new government restrictions.“It was like we were forced to be separated by our parents, but I still miss him,” Li said.AI companions in China range f...
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