ByteDance chatbot hits No. 2 worldwide as China embraces AI

Companies develop wide range of everyday applications for emerging technology

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ByteDance's Doubao can play roles ranging from an English conversation partner to a romantic partner. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)

MANAMI OGAWA and KOHEI FUJIMURA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/DALIAN, China -- Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming more enmeshed in everyday life in China, fueling the rise of ByteDance's AI chatbot to the second-most widely used  in the world.

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