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world Npr World 2026-03-31

China's AI Chatbots Seek to Attract More Users

Chinese AI companies are shifting focus from innovation to customer attraction, offering holiday promotions and practical applications for chatbots.


Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers. That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life. <img alt="Advertising promoting ByteDance" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5487x3658+0+0/resize/5487x3658!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2F09%2F52a74bda426291aa27e10a8ac992%2Fgettyimages-2261031959.jpg" /><p>Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and...

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