This picture taken on January 9, 2025 shows a pet owner holding a dog in front of an AI pet dog outside a store of technology company Weilan in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Weilan's AI dog, called "BabyAlpha", sells for up to 26,000 yuan, and the company says 70 percent of buyers are families with young children. (Photo by Rita QIAN / AFP) / To go with 'CHINA-AI-SOCIETY-TECHNOLOGY, FOCUS' by Mary Yang, with Emily Wang in Nanjing (Photo by RITA QIAN/AFP via Getty Images)