China's livestream shopping industry is increasingly adopting AI-powered virtual hosts to cut costs and improve efficiency, but leading influencers say technology cannot replace the personal connection that human presenters bring to online retail ▻ ↧ China's 'Lipstick King' confronts slower growth, AI disruption in l... For nearly a decade, China's "Lipstick King" has been the face of the livestream shopping industry, helping to grow a niche format into one of ​the country's most important retail channels.