Advertising promoting ByteDance’s cloud and AI service platform ‘Volcano Engine’ and chatbot ‘Doubao’ at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing. ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images
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BEIJING — When it comes to AI chatbots, U.S. companies tout that they are investing to build the best technology. For Chinese companies, it’s less about being on the cutting edge and more about getting people to use their apps all the time. People like 19-year-old delivery driver Li Hao.
Li says he’s a loyal user of ByteDance’s AI chatbot Doubao, China’s most popular. But over the Lunar New