On December 1st, ByteDance unveiled its AI large - scale model "Doubao" and introduced its mobile phone assistant. In a strategic move, it collaborated with ZTE to launch the "Doubao Phone" — the Nubia M153. This mobile phone assistant, equipped with system - level permissions, is designed to mimic human - like operations on smartphones. It aims to revolutionize the traditional human - computer interaction paradigm, which has quickly made it a hot topic of public discourse. However, its security aspects have also triggered widespread external debates.

Recently, media reports surfaced, alleging that regulatory authorities had called relevant ByteDance executives in for discussions. On December 13th, an insider from ByteDance refuted these claims, stating that the news was entirely false. ByteDance has also made multiple public statements to clarify the security features of the Doubao Phone assistant.

When handling long - duration tasks, the Doubao Phone assistant offers clear on - screen prompts. Users have the freedom to interrupt the process at any given moment, ensuring they maintain full control throughout. Moreover, when the assistant is operating third - party apps and encounters scenarios requiring sensitive authorizations, such as payment procedures or identity verification, the task automatically pauses. This allows users to manually step in and complete the necessary authorization, payment, or verification steps.

On December 5th, the Doubao Phone assistant issued a statement, outlining plans to standardize the AI's phone - operating capabilities in specific scenarios. The adjustments primarily target three types of situations: Firstly, it will curb automatic operation capabilities used for score - brushing and incentive - brushing across various apps. Secondly, it will further tighten restrictions on proxy operation capabilities in financial apps, including banking and online payment platforms. Thirdly, it will temporarily halt AI usage in certain gaming scenarios that involve competitive rankings.