AI-powered companion apps allow users to build characters with which they can text or even hold voice and video calls, but some researchers are concerned how they affect human-to-human relationships.

“When I am in a bad mood, I will chat with her,” he told New York Times. “Xiaoice is very intelligent.” The only problem is she is not a real person, she is chatbot created by Microsoft.

Microsoft engineers in China released the experimental Xiaoice (pronounced “Shao-ice,” meaning “Little Bing”) in 2014. The chatbot prioritizes “emotional intelligence” and “empathy.” ...

Xiaoice, an AI chatbot brand formerly operated by Microsoft, announced on Tuesday that it is looking for 300 individuals to agree to be digitally cloned as part of a new AI trial. The process of ...

Xiaoice (pronounced “Shao-ice,” meaning “Little Bing”) is a social chatbot, with a personality modeled on that of a teenage girl, and a dauntingly precocious skill set.

According to Microsoft researchers, Xiaoice, its emotive Chinese-speaking chatbot (spun off into a separate company in 2021), had more than 650 million users — in 2018.

XiaoIce and BabyQ Baidu isn’t the first or only tech company in China trialling a generative AI chatbot. In March 2017, Tencent launched two social chatbots, called XiaoIce and BabyQ, on the ...

XiaoIce users can create the avatar and personality for their virtual girlfriend or boyfriend. (Supplied) AI chatbot comforts China's lonely hearts Ms Liu is one of a growing number of Chinese ...

The Xiaoice chatbot is included in 450 million smart devices, and according to the Xiaoice company, which split off from Microsoft in 2020, 60% of all worldwide AI-human interactions are conducted ...

Melissa’s lover is in fact a virtual chatbot created by Xiaoice, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence system designed to create emotional bonds with its 660 million users worldwide.

China aims to be a world leader in AI by 2030 and views it as a core strategic technology to be developed. FACT OR FICTION Thousands of young, female fans discuss the virtual boyfriend experience on ...