BREAKING
ByteDance, Alibaba Halt AI Companions
Doubao and Qwen Pull Features
Doubao
ByteDance
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Custom AI personas offline
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Data retained until Oct 15
Qwen
Alibaba
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Humanlike agents off July 10
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No access after notice
Shutdown Timeline
1
Jul 10 Qwen agents off
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2
Jul 15 rules take effect
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3
Jul 15 Doubao offline
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4
Oct 15 data deadline
First Sector-Specific AI Rule
What the Rules Target
In Scope
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Emotional companions
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Para-social bonds
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Persistent memory
Out of Scope
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Customer service bots
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Knowledge Q&A
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Workplace assistants
Companion AI Under Watch
AI NEWS BLITZ
ByteDance and Alibaba are shutting down their AI companion features to comply with China's new rules.