AI×情慾——中國千億生意的新賽道
（德國之聲中文網）中國是全球最大的情趣用品生產國，而中國企業家在其他領域也已全面擁抱人工智慧（AI）工具。儘管在周五法新社走訪（簡稱：上海API情趣生活展）時，部分參展商表示擔憂機器生成的色情內容可能帶來法律風險，但仍有許多商家熱衷於推銷其AI升級後的產品。
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