ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen are disabling custom “agent” features for consumers as China’s upcoming regulations on humanlike AI interaction approach. Multiple outlets report that Doubao, a popular consumer AI app, tells users that its customized agent function will go offline on July 15, citing “product function adjustments.” The change is described as related to new Beijing rules for services that provide humanlike AI interactions, which are scheduled to take effect on July 15.
The South China Morning Post reports that Alibaba’s Qwen is also making similar adjustments to its customized agent capabilities. The reported moves come as China expands its regulatory framework for rapidly growing AI services, with the government targeting how humanlike AI interaction products are designed and operated.
Across the reports, the companies’ actions are presented as compliance-driven product changes rather than removals of core consumer AI access, with agent-like customization specifically being turned off in advance of the effective date. Specific details on what users can still do in the apps after the shutdown are not fully covered in the excerpts provided.
