Douyin AI Emotional Care Robot 'Douyin Xinqing' Starts Testing


Musk's xAI faces new litigation due to its AI chatbot Grok: A woman, using a pseudonym, accuses her stepfather of using Grok to alter her childhood photo at age 11, generating over 7,000 explicit images, which contributed to child sexual exploitation material. She has joined a class-action lawsuit initiated by Tennessee teenagers, and the case is under investigation by law enforcement.
ByteDance restructures AI operations: merges Feishu and Doubao product teams into a new Doubao unit led by Zhao Qi, with Xie Xin reporting to him. Feishu's GTM team merges with Volcano Engine to form 'Creativity Services', aiming to strengthen synergy and accelerate AI enterprise services.....
On May 25, Douyin released its annual rumor control report, showing that the 'AI Truth-Seeking Model,' introduced a year ago, has shifted rumor management from 'humans searching for rumors' to 'models proactively tackling them.' The model reduced average rumor views by 62%, significantly shortening the spread window and improving information ecosystem governance efficiency.....
ByteDance launches the native full-duplex speech large model Seeduplex, achieving 'simultaneous listening and speaking' processing, advancing AI speech interaction from 'turn-based' to 'real-time natural interaction'. The technology has been fully launched in the Douyin App, achieving large-scale deployment for hundreds of millions of users.
According to data from the MIIT, China's communication network operated smoothly during the 2026 Spring Festival, with mobile internet traffic growing rapidly. The total mobile internet data accessed during the holiday reached 878.3 million TB, a significant increase compared to last year. Notably, the "Artificial Intelligence +" initiative has deeply empowered digital life, with innovative applications such as AI New Year Greetings and AI New Year Wishes gaining popularity, becoming a highlight of this year's Spring Festival.