Doubao

Doubao is ByteDance's consumer AI chatbot/assistant app in China, offering conversational AI features including AI companion characters. It is one of ByteDance's flagship artificial intelligence products.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because ByteDance has removed Doubao's AI companion feature (giving users three months to save their data) and is introducing paid subscription tiers for the app.

Latest on Doubao

• Doubao’s AI companions are gone. Users get 3 months to screenshot what is left.
• ByteDance thinks its Doubao AI is worth paying for. Are China’s users buying it?
• [via ByteDance]
• Wikidata: ByteDance — capital ownership — Doubao

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