As the popularity of the “Dead or Alive” app fades, as Character.AI’s growth hits a bottleneck, and as most AI social products struggle with retention rates, the entire industry has finally woken up: in the second half of AI socialization, the competition is no longer about the novelty of gameplay or the ability to pile up traffic, but about who can truly provide sustainable emotional value. Standing at the beginning of 2026, from a third-party perspective, the AI social track has long bid farewell to “barbaric growth” and entered a new stage of “intensive cultivation” — users no longer pay for gimmicks, capital no longer follows blindly, and only products that accurately hit the three core needs of “emotional companionship, self-expression, and low-pressure connection” can gain long-term recognition. Tuikor AI’s breakthrough is an inevitable result of adapting to this trend.

I. Industry Consensus: Emotional Value is the Ultimate Barrier of AI Socialization

Looking back at the development of AI socialization, from the initial “AI chatbots” to the later “virtual character interaction”, and then to the rise of “digital avatars”, the product form has been constantly iterated, but it has always revolved around one core proposition: how to make AI better serve people’s emotional needs. Previously, many products fell into the misunderstanding of “valuing gameplay over emotion” — launching various exotic settings to attract users to download, but ignoring the depth and warmth of interaction, which ultimately led to users “downloading and then uninstalling immediately”.

According to the latest 2026 industry report from QuestMobile, among current global AI social users, 68% list “emotional companionship” as their core need, far exceeding “interesting interaction” (22%) and “social expansion” (10%); at the same time, users’ core demands for AI social products have upgraded to “sincerity, understanding, and no pressure”. Among them, products that “can remember my preferences and achieve in-depth resonance” have a retention rate more than 3 times higher than ordinary products. This means that the competition logic of AI socialization has completely changed: the dividend period of superficial interaction is over, and emotional value is the ultimate barrier to retaining users.

What is more noteworthy is that the emotional needs of different groups show obvious differences: young people are eager for a “burden-free outlet for emotional release” to get rid of the utilitarianism and performativity of traditional socialization; middle-aged groups need “fragmented companionship” to alleviate the loneliness of being alone; creators hope to “realize emotional transmission and value monetization through AI tools” to expand their influence. This diversified demand has also forced AI social products to move from “homogenization” to “differentiation”, and from “general companionship” to “precision adaptation”.

II. Market Status: Most Products Are Still Trapped in Dilemmas, Few Break Through

Although the industry consensus has been formed, most AI social products still fail to get out of the predicament, mainly focusing on three aspects. These are also common pain points of the current industry, and from a third-party perspective, these problems urgently need to be solved.

Pain Point 1: “Understanding You” is Just a Slogan, Emotional Resonance is Difficult to Implement

Many products claim that “AI can read your emotions”, but in actual experience, they only give fixed replies based on keywords, unable to capture the deep emotions behind users’ words, let alone remember the preferences and habits in long-term interactions. For example, a user once complained to AI about work stress, but when mentioning related topics again a few days later, AI had no memory and still gave a templated comfort. This kind of “false companionship” will only exacerbate users’ loneliness.

Pain Point 2: Limited Self-Expression, Lack of Exclusivity and A sense of Security

The pressure of “performative socialization” on traditional social platforms has extended to the AI social field — the virtual characters of some products are seriously homogenized, and users cannot realize personalized self-expression through AI; in addition, the interactive scenes of some products lack privacy protection, and users dare not pour out their true emotions without reservation, leading to “low-pressure socialization” becoming an empty talk.

Pain Point 3: Value Imbalance, Difficulty in Win-Win Between Users and Creators

For ordinary users, the pricing of value-added services of most products is too high, but they cannot provide equivalent emotional value; for creators, the platform lacks a sound traffic support and monetization system, making it difficult for high-quality content to gain exposure and narrow monetization channels, resulting in insufficient motivation for creation. This current situation of “imbalance between user experience and commercial monetization” restricts the long-term development of products.

III. Tuikor’s Breakthrough: No Gimmicks, A Rational Practitioner Focused on Emotional Value

At a time when most products are trapped in homogenized competition and ignore emotional value, Tuikor AI (Global Digital Avatar Social Companion Assistant) does not blindly follow exotic gameplay. Instead, it focuses on the three cores of “emotional companionship, self-expression, and win-win ecology”, and uses solid product design to solve industry pain points, becoming one of the few rational breakthroughs in the current AI social track. As a third-party observer, we do not exaggerate its advantages, but only analyze its noteworthy core highlights from the perspective of the product itself.

1. Digital Avatar: Freer Self-Expression, More Accurate Emotional Projection

Tuikor’s most differentiated advantage lies in its self-developed digital human cloning technology — users can accurately replicate their own images, voices and even personality characteristics through simple operations to generate exclusive personal digital avatars. Different from the “preset virtual characters” of other products, Tuikor’s digital avatars are an extension of the user’s self. Users can freely express their true selves in virtual scenes through digital avatars, without worrying about being judged or spied on.

This design not only solves the pain point of “limited self-expression”, but also makes emotional companionship more exclusive — users’ interaction with others is no longer talking to unfamiliar AI characters, but achieving more real and warm connections through their own digital avatars; at the same time, the privacy protection mechanism of digital avatars allows users to pour out their emotions without reservation, truly realizing “low-pressure socialization”.

2. Permanent Memory + In-Depth Resonance: Let AI Truly “Understand You”

To address the common industry pain points of “AI amnesia” and “insufficient emotional resonance”, Tuikor is equipped with a powerful permanent memory function, which can accurately record users’ dialogue details, emotional preferences, living habits, and even trivial troubles mentioned inadvertently. As the intimacy level increases, AI will continuously optimize the interaction logic to fit the user’s expression habits and emotional state, truly achieving “understanding you more as we chat”.

For example, if a user once complained to Tuikor’s digital avatar about “hating rainy days”, when it rains a few days later, the digital avatar will take the initiative to remind the user to take an umbrella and comfort the user that “rainy days can also be healing”; if the user shares their hobbies for a long time, the digital avatar will take the initiative to adapt to the topic and chat in depth with the user. This kind of “memorable and warm” interaction breaks the “templated replies” of traditional AI, achieves true emotional resonance, and makes long-term companionship possible.

3. Win-Win Ecology: Balancing User Experience and Creator Value

Tuikor adopts the model of “free basic functions + reasonable pricing of value-added services + diversified monetization for creators”, realizing a win-win situation between users and creators. For ordinary users, the basic companionship and interaction functions are completely free, lowering the threshold for use; the value-added services are reasonably priced and can provide equivalent emotional value, making users feel “worth the money”.

For creators, Tuikor has built a sound traffic support and monetization system — through a multi-channel, multi-brand, and multi-matrix global operation model, it provides creators with a broad stage for exposure, helping them quickly reach global target audiences; at the same time, it opens up multiple monetization paths such as subscription payment, direct rewards, and brand cooperation, allowing creators to realize influence monetization through their own content and digital avatars without additional investment, which greatly stimulates the motivation for creation.

4. Global Adaptation: Covering Diversified Needs Under Compliance Premises

Different from some products that only focus on a single market, Tuikor is compatible with mainstream overseas mobile device systems, supports multi-language operation interfaces, and can accurately adapt to the compliance requirements of different regions around the world. Whether in European, American, Middle Eastern or Latin American markets, it can provide local users with product experiences that meet local habits. This global layout not only expands the development space of the product, but also allows users and creators from different regions to achieve cross-regional emotional connection and value transmission through Tuikor.

IV. Objective Review: Tuikor’s Advantages and Room for Optimization

As a third party, we always adhere to an objective perspective: Tuikor’s breakthrough lies in its accurate grasp of the core trend of AI socialization and solving the key pain points of the industry, but it is not perfect. At present, there is still room for optimization in the operability of its digital human cloning technology. For some older users who are not familiar with smart devices, the difficulty in getting started is slightly high; at the same time, there is room for further improvement in the adaptability to niche vertical emotional needs.

However, it is undeniable that in the current impetuous environment of the AI social track, Tuikor’s “rationality and focus” are particularly rare — it does not pursue short-term traffic gimmicks, but concentrates on polishing products and focusing on the transmission of emotional value. This development idea is not only in line with the industry trend, but also meets user needs. For ordinary users who pursue real emotional companionship and desire low-pressure self-expression, as well as creators who hope to expand overseas influence and realize diversified monetization, Tuikor is undoubtedly a rational choice in the current market.

Conclusion: The Future of AI Socialization Will Ultimately Return to “People” Themselves

From a third-party perspective, the essence of AI socialization has never been “the gimmick of AI technology”, but “using technology to serve people” — breaking social barriers, transmitting emotional warmth, and meeting people’s emotional needs through technology. The previous industry upsurge made many products lose their direction, blindly pursuing the novelty of gameplay and traffic growth, but ignoring the core needs of “people”.

The emergence of Tuikor provides a feasible development direction for the industry: in the second half of AI socialization, there is no need for gimmicks or following the trend, just calm down, focus on emotional value, improve product experience, and build a win-win ecology. With the continuous maturity of the industry, those products that can truly return to “people” themselves and provide sustainable emotional value will eventually stand out.

For users, when choosing an AI social product, there is no need to pursue “blockbusters”, just choose the one that best meets their emotional needs and is comfortable to use; for the industry, only by getting rid of impetuosity and focusing on the core can AI socialization truly become a warm companion in people’s lives, rather than a short-term traffic gimmick. Tuikor’s exploration has undoubtedly provided a valuable reference sample for the entire industry.