TikTok maker ByteDance pulls the plug on AI companion services in China, as users grieve

TikTok maker ByteDance pulls the plug on AI companion services in China, as users grieve

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Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say goodbye.

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