[Doubao Responds to Rumors of 'Lowering Experience to Sell Memberships': Ensures Free Service Experience for Users, Pro Version Still in Testing] According to monitoring by Dongcha Beating, ByteDance's Doubao has released a statement titled 'Explanation on Doubao's Upcoming Pro Version.' 1. To meet the productivity needs of professional users, Doubao plans to launch Doubao Pro, which will include professional services such as software development, data analysis, professional design, process automation, financial analysis, and scientific research. 2. For the features widely used by everyday users, including search Q&A, writing and image generation, as well as voice and video conversations, we will maintain the current free services to ensure that users' experience and habits remain unaffected. We will also continue to provide free users with new models, capabilities, and better experiences. Services under the Pro Version will also be free within certain limits. 3. Doubao Pro is still in the testing phase. When it officially launches, we will release complete information through official channels. 4. We have observed that recently, a large number of marketing accounts with the same IP have been publishing identical false information, claiming that Doubao will lower the experience of basic features to push users to purchase memberships. This claim is entirely untrue. --------------------------------- Click the link below to join the Dongcha Beating · Feishu AI News Channel for 24/7 global AI news and updates. [Original Link]