🚨 AI Avatars Dominate $7.65M Livestream Event in China — Is This the Future of E-Commerce? 🤖📺
Baidu just made history. In a groundbreaking livestream event, AI-generated avatars — including a digital double of China’s top streamer Luo Yonghao — pulled in 13M+ viewers and RMB 55M (USD $7.65M) in sales on its “Youxuan” platform.
🔹 Luo and co-host Xiao Mu used avatars built with Baidu’s generative AI, trained on years of their content. The result? A six-hour stream that outperformed Luo’s previous real-life session on the same platform.
📉 By contrast, Luo’s human-hosted stream last month brought in fewer orders across key categories like electronics and food.
Luo himself admitted on Weibo to his 1.7M followers:
“The digital human effect has scared me… I’m a bit dazed.”
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💡 Why It Matters:
📉 Costs slashed — No crew, no studio, no downtime
🕒 24/7 streaming — Digital hosts never need a break
💬 Hyper-personalized AI — Trained on years of tone, humor, and style
🌐 Future potential — Multilingual streams targeting global markets
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🧠 But There Are Challenges:
⚠️ High return rates — Impulse buying during streams
📋 Compliance & platform rules — Different standards on platforms like Douyin
🚫 Some limit AI use if avatars don’t interact meaningfully with audiences
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📈 China’s livestream economy is booming, with AI pushing the limits. Platforms like Douyin have already overtaken JD.com, and digital humans may soon lead cross-border campaigns in multiple languages.
According to Wu Jialu of Be Friends Holding:
“This is a pivotal moment for livestreaming and the digital human industry in China.”
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🤔 Your Take:
Will AI influencers and livestreamers dominate global e-commerce next?
Or is human connection still irreplaceable?
👇 Drop your thoughts.
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