# Digital Humans
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Beyond the Hype: China’s E-commerce Giants Pivot from Price Wars to AI Agents
China's 2026 '618' shopping festival marks a pivot from aggressive discounting to AI-driven sales agents, with platforms like Alibaba and ByteDance integrating LLMs into the full shopping experience. Despite high-tech integration, consumer conversion rates remain low at 3% due to concerns over 'AI hallucinations' and the impersonal nature of digital shopkeepers.
Silicon Salesmen and Cyber Galas: How AI is Rewriting China’s Retail Playbook
China's 2026 '618' shopping festival signals a pivot from price-centric competition to technical efficiency. By integrating AI into marketing, hardware, and physical store operations, major retailers like JD.com and Tmall are moving toward a fully automated commerce ecosystem.
Beyond the Screen: Kuaishou’s AI Gambit to Redefine China’s Local Services Economy
Kuaishou is aggressively expanding its local life services division by deploying generative AI and digital humans to lower operating costs for offline merchants. By focusing on 208 niche sub-sectors and integrating AI-driven marketing with real-time customer service, the platform aims to challenge incumbents like Meituan and Douyin through extreme operational efficiency.
Digital Doppelgängers: iQIYI’s AI Talent Library Sparks a Rights Revolution in China
iQIYI's launch of an 'AI Artist Library' has sparked a major controversy in China as high-profile actors deny participation and legal experts warn of personality rights violations. The move reflects the streaming giant's attempt to use generative AI to lower production costs amidst financial pressure, even as talent and audiences push back against the commodification of digital likenesses.
China Formalizes the ‘Human’ in AI: Beijing’s New Blueprint for Anthropomorphic Interaction
China has issued new regulations for humanoid AI interaction services, focusing on autonomous innovation in chips and algorithms while promoting applications in elderly care and education. The framework introduces an 'AI sandbox' for safety testing, aiming to balance social integration with strict state oversight.
The Distillation of the Colleague: China’s AI Skill Stores and the Looming Crisis of Professional Identity
A new wave of AI integration in China is distilling employee expertise into digital 'tokens,' creating a market for modular professional skills. While this boosts efficiency for senior staff, it threatens privacy rights and risks eliminating the entry-level roles necessary for training the next generation of innovators.