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title: "ByteDance and Alibaba to Pull Agent Features as China Cracks Down on Humanlike AI"
date: 2026-07-06
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a4c2cd8ca0740c4bd0e6c21e1937bd9&url=https%3a%2f%2fdecrypt.co%2f372873%2fbytedance-alibaba-agent-features-china-cracks-down-humanlike-ai&c=1049313922333105620&mkt=en-us
description: "The first rules in China targeting emotional AI are forcing the country's biggest apps to shut down custom agents."
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# ByteDance and Alibaba to Pull Agent Features as China Cracks Down on Humanlike AI

The first rules in China targeting emotional AI are forcing the country's biggest apps to shut down custom agents.

*Published: 2026-07-06*