Artificial intelligence
China's leading chatbots to ditch AI personas as Beijing tightens rules
Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, NetEase among those pulling such personalized features
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are all moving to align with China's new rules on AI personas. (Source photos by Getty Images)
HONG KONG -- Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent have all announced plans to disable AI persona features as Beijing tightens its regulatory framework on the rapidly advancing AI industry.