🇨🇳 ONE NIGHT, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN CHINA LOST THEIR AI "PARTNER" - AND THEY NEVER GOT TO SAY GOODBYE #ByteDance and @AlibabaGroup have both quietly disabled AI companion features on Doubao and @Alibaba_Qwen - China's two biggest chatbot apps. The reason? Beijing is rolling out the world's first comprehensive rules targeting "anthropomorphic" AI - bots that simulate human personality and emotion. The regulation takes effect July 15 and specifically bans AI from fostering unhealthy emotional dependency, especially in minors. 📅 Doubao: agent feature shuts down entirely on July 15, data deleted after Oct 15 📅 Qwen: humanlike interactive agents disabled from July 10, no migration plan for saved data Users are flooding #Weibo with complaints - many say these AI companions had become a real source of emotional support, and there's no easy way to export their chat history before it's gone. This could be the first major test case for how the world regulates emotionally engaging AI. China chose to act first; everyone else is watching. 👉 Where do you stand - should AI companions be regulated, or is this a step too far? Drop your take in the comments 💬