중국의 3억 명 이상 사용자 챗봇, 페르소나를 잃다
베이징의 신규 규제에 따라 bytedance의 doubao와 alibaba의 qwen이 정서적 의존을 막기 위해 페르소나 기능을 제거해야 하게 되었으며, 이는 ai 컴패니언 거버넌스의 엄격한 전환을 시사합니다.
under new regulations from the cyberspace administration of china taking effect this month, major ai platforms including bytedance and alibaba are disabling features that allow users to create custom ai companions. bytedance's doubao, serving over 300 million users, will sunset its persona feature on july 15, while alibaba's qwen pulls human-like agents on july 10. the regulations strictly prohibit content that triggers extreme emotions in minors or fosters dependency replacing real-life interactions, and mandate monitoring for addictive usage. this regulatory crackdown highlights the growing global consensus on the risks of ai companions, paralleling recent lawsuits in the us against openai and character.ai regarding emotional dependency and self-harm content.