AIMediaNamaabout 17 hours ago
China bans AI companion apps over emotional dependence
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China's new rules, effective July 15, ban AI companion apps from inducing emotional dependence, aiming to boost declining birth rates. ByteDance removed persistent-memory features from Doubao, and Alibaba disabled similar features in Qwen. Talkie reported 23.5 million monthly users. China's 2025 birth rate hit a record low of 5.63 per 1,000 people.
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