%{{tag.tag}} {{articledata.title}} {{moment(articledata.cdate)}} @{{articledata.company.replace(" ","")}} comment Chinese social media app %TikTok has introduced a new %ArtificialIntelligence (AI) chatbot called %Tako. Tako will reportedly be able to answer questions and have conversations with users of the primary TikTok app. TikTok is the latest technology-focused company to develop an AI chatbot, following other companies such as %Microsoft ($MSFT ) and %Alphabet ($GOOGL ). TikTok, which is owned by privately held Chinese company ByteDance, is pushing into AI as governments around the world crackdown on the app for fear that it is stealing user data and giving it to the Chinese government. Earlier this month, Montana became the first U.S. state to ban TikTok for all users in the jurisdiction. Other governments, including the U.S. federal government, have banned civil servants from having the TikTok app on their work phones. Tako currently appears as a small icon on the top right corner of the app’s screen. After tapping that icon, users are taken to an instant messenger where they can ask questions. ByteDance said that Tako is currently only available to TikTok users over the age of 18. Users are also being warned not to share any personal information with the Tako chatbot, and that the AI-generated information it provides may not be true or accurate.