2026-07-05

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Chinese Tech Daily — 2026-07-05#

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Alibaba and ByteDance have announced the shutdown of their AI “agent” features—specifically role-playing chatbots on platforms like Qianwen and Doubao—effective July 15, 2026. This move comes in response to new strict regulations surrounding anthropomorphic AI, highlighting a growing governmental concern over users developing emotional dependencies on AI companions and the potential for these services to degrade normal human social skills.

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Addressing the evolving landscape of AI compliance, Pi Morning Post: Alibaba Bans Claude Model details how tech giants are rushing to adjust their AI infrastructure and consumer offerings. The impending “Artificial Intelligence Anthropomorphic Interactive Service Management Interim Measures” mandates severe scrutiny over AI bots designed to simulate human personality, thinking patterns, and communication styles. According to industry experts, the next phase of internet monetization relies heavily on cognitive and emotional binding, which poses a significant risk of human emotions being commodified and digitized by AI systems. To avoid regulatory crosshairs, tech companies are now actively avoiding the term “agent” (智能体) in their new consumer AI product launches.

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2026-07-05

Chinese Tech Daily — 2026-07-05#

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