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Alibaba Cloud says the removal reflects routine product consolidation rather than a problem with the technology, and it points existing users to its other digital human offerings, including AI live-streaming avatars. The announcement gives no details on the discontinued product's capabilities, user numbers, or reasons beyond strategy and iteration, so it is hard to judge whether this signals weaker demand for AI avatars or simply a repositioning. Readers tracking commercial AI avatar products may want to watch whether the migration targets gain traction.
Alibaba Cloud Responds to Discontinuation of Virtual Digital Human Product: Routine Removal Due to Strategic Adjustment and Product Iteration
Regarding the discontinuation of Alibaba's virtual human digital product, a person close to Alibaba Cloud said the removal of the virtual digital human product is a normal takedown resulting from strategic adjustments and product iteration. "The digital human market is now very mature, and we recommend that existing users migrate to related products such as Ant Lingjing Digital Human, Xiangxin Digital Human, and Yizhi Intelligent AI Live-Streaming Digital Human." (Securities Times)
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