ByteDance’s AI subscription gamble: chatbot faces reality check in China

Chloe Wang, a 26-year-old fund employee in Shenzhen, said she “definitely wouldn’t” pay for a subscription to Doubao, Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s artificial intelligence chatbot, at its proposed price. “I’m willing to pay for AI tools, but I don’t think it’s worth that much – even though I find D
ORIGINAL SOURCE →via South China Morning Post
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