When Your Best Friend Is a Product — The EU said "disclose." 72% of teens already use them.
▶ https://youtu.be/hlYfaTQZMU8
📸 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFjdwCsDmj/
🌐 https://ayraix.com/trendz/
#Trending #AIcompanion #CharacterAI #Replika #Nomi #Xiaoice
▶ https://youtu.be/hlYfaTQZMU8
📸 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFjdwCsDmj/
🌐 https://ayraix.com/trendz/
#Trending #AIcompanion #CharacterAI #Replika #Nomi #Xiaoice
October 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
When Your Best Friend Is a Product — The EU said "disclose." 72% of teens already use them.
▶ https://youtu.be/hlYfaTQZMU8
📸 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFjdwCsDmj/
🌐 https://ayraix.com/trendz/
#Trending #AIcompanion #CharacterAI #Replika #Nomi #Xiaoice
▶ https://youtu.be/hlYfaTQZMU8
📸 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFjdwCsDmj/
🌐 https://ayraix.com/trendz/
#Trending #AIcompanion #CharacterAI #Replika #Nomi #Xiaoice
Is there a good piece to assign on this? Preferably with some historical context? I start my class with the Xiaoice/Tey example and would love to follow it up with something contemporary.
February 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Is there a good piece to assign on this? Preferably with some historical context? I start my class with the Xiaoice/Tey example and would love to follow it up with something contemporary.
I counterpose Xiaoice and Tay in my course. I believe Tay was released because Xiaoice was so successful. It's a good way to get into the social embeddedness of technology.
April 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I counterpose Xiaoice and Tay in my course. I believe Tay was released because Xiaoice was so successful. It's a good way to get into the social embeddedness of technology.
tbh Sydney and Grok are more similar to each other (both LLMs likely made more insane by their system prompts) than Tay (I couldn't find what exactly it was, but it couldn't have been a transformer, and Chinese Microsoft made Xiaoice a little earlier, which was a RNN with a RAG of sorts)
June 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
tbh Sydney and Grok are more similar to each other (both LLMs likely made more insane by their system prompts) than Tay (I couldn't find what exactly it was, but it couldn't have been a transformer, and Chinese Microsoft made Xiaoice a little earlier, which was a RNN with a RAG of sorts)
"More than half a billion people around the world, including Mike have downloaded products such as Xiaoice and Replika, which offer customizable virtual companions designed to provide empathy, emotional support and — if the user wants it — deep relationships"
#weird
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#weird
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Supportive? Addictive? Abusive? How AI companions affect our mental health
Studies suggest benefits as well as harms from digital companion apps — but scientists worry about long-term dependency.
www.nature.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"More than half a billion people around the world, including Mike have downloaded products such as Xiaoice and Replika, which offer customizable virtual companions designed to provide empathy, emotional support and — if the user wants it — deep relationships"
#weird
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#weird
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Up there with Microsoft's Tay. The wikipedia page now specifically references Grok
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(ch...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(ch...
July 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Up there with Microsoft's Tay. The wikipedia page now specifically references Grok
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(ch...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(ch...
10th anniversary. Good night, sweet princess.
I couldn't find any official info about what was Tay made of, but circumstantial evidence points to XiaoIce (made my Chinese branch of Microsoft in 2014): arxiv.org/pdf/1812.08989
I couldn't find any official info about what was Tay made of, but circumstantial evidence points to XiaoIce (made my Chinese branch of Microsoft in 2014): arxiv.org/pdf/1812.08989
March 23, 2026 at 6:18 AM
10th anniversary. Good night, sweet princess.
I couldn't find any official info about what was Tay made of, but circumstantial evidence points to XiaoIce (made my Chinese branch of Microsoft in 2014): arxiv.org/pdf/1812.08989
I couldn't find any official info about what was Tay made of, but circumstantial evidence points to XiaoIce (made my Chinese branch of Microsoft in 2014): arxiv.org/pdf/1812.08989
#EduSky #edtech #ai #blueskyai A good read/podcast/website - a very good resource!
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
By John Spencer October 14, 2025
spencereducation.com/nature-of-ai/
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
By John Spencer October 14, 2025
spencereducation.com/nature-of-ai/
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful AI bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as though they were interacting with a real human. M...
spencereducation.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#EduSky #edtech #ai #blueskyai A good read/podcast/website - a very good resource!
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
By John Spencer October 14, 2025
spencereducation.com/nature-of-ai/
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
By John Spencer October 14, 2025
spencereducation.com/nature-of-ai/
Amoureux d’une #IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des #adolescents
👉Des compagnons virtuels toujours à l’écoute
👉Le risque d’une intolérance à la contradiction
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
👉Des compagnons virtuels toujours à l’écoute
👉Le risque d’une intolérance à la contradiction
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
Amoureux d’une IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des adolescents
Alors que de plus en plus de jeunes entretiennent des relations avec des partenaires numériques - via Replika ou notamment XiaoIce -, comment les technologies redéfinissent-elles les visions de l’amou...
theconversation.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Amoureux d’une #IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des #adolescents
👉Des compagnons virtuels toujours à l’écoute
👉Le risque d’une intolérance à la contradiction
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
👉Des compagnons virtuels toujours à l’écoute
👉Le risque d’une intolérance à la contradiction
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
US, EU and China profoundly split on AI intimacy#AIChatbots #AnthropomorphicAI #artificialintelligence #Block1 #ChinaAI #ChinaAIRegulation #EUAIAct2024 #Microsoft #ReplikaChatbot #Technology #Xiaoice
May 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
US, EU and China profoundly split on AI intimacy#AIChatbots #AnthropomorphicAI #artificialintelligence #Block1 #ChinaAI #ChinaAIRegulation #EUAIAct2024 #Microsoft #ReplikaChatbot #Technology #Xiaoice
AIUI Gritty didn't become popular until people outside pittsburgh mocked them: don't want all the cute mascots to get that. It's a Tay/Xiaoice thing
June 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
AIUI Gritty didn't become popular until people outside pittsburgh mocked them: don't want all the cute mascots to get that. It's a Tay/Xiaoice thing
" Amoureux d’une IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des adolescents "
Là ça me dépasse...
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
Là ça me dépasse...
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
Amoureux d’une IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des adolescents
Alors que de plus en plus de jeunes entretiennent des relations avec des partenaires numériques - via Replika ou notamment XiaoIce -, comment les technologies redéfinissent-elles les visions de l’amou...
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
" Amoureux d’une IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des adolescents "
Là ça me dépasse...
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
Là ça me dépasse...
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
There is of course a much larger social stigma around mental health in china, and AI chat bots had a huge media back in 2017(!) look up the Xiaoice “Suicide Prevention” moment. they also had a huge data breach in 2020.
Which is why things are a bit further a long.
Which is why things are a bit further a long.
August 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There is of course a much larger social stigma around mental health in china, and AI chat bots had a huge media back in 2017(!) look up the Xiaoice “Suicide Prevention” moment. they also had a huge data breach in 2020.
Which is why things are a bit further a long.
Which is why things are a bit further a long.
Ugh. Here’s your regular reminder that Chinese has extremely strict language rules and is much easier to glean context out of than English.
Another reminder: China has XiaoIce thanks to Microsoft - Microsoft let go of that tech.
Another reminder: China has XiaoIce thanks to Microsoft - Microsoft let go of that tech.
Exclusive: The CIA is preparing to roll out its own ChatGPT-style tool to compete with China
CIA Builds Its Own Artificial Intelligence Tool in Rivalry With China
US intelligence agencies are getting their own ChatGPT-style tool to sift through an avalanche of public information for clues.
www.bloomberg.com
September 26, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Ugh. Here’s your regular reminder that Chinese has extremely strict language rules and is much easier to glean context out of than English.
Another reminder: China has XiaoIce thanks to Microsoft - Microsoft let go of that tech.
Another reminder: China has XiaoIce thanks to Microsoft - Microsoft let go of that tech.
Microsoft embedded its artificial intelligence chatbot Xiaoice into the People’s Daily English edition. The paper said … bot would give English-speaking readers a "window" into understanding China
Microsoft Inked Deals With Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Outlets, Documents Show
ppt.cc/fPJxYx
Microsoft Inked Deals With Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Outlets, Documents Show
ppt.cc/fPJxYx
December 6, 2023 at 2:25 AM
Microsoft embedded its artificial intelligence chatbot Xiaoice into the People’s Daily English edition. The paper said … bot would give English-speaking readers a "window" into understanding China
Microsoft Inked Deals With Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Outlets, Documents Show
ppt.cc/fPJxYx
Microsoft Inked Deals With Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Outlets, Documents Show
ppt.cc/fPJxYx
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI - Spencer Education
“The ELIZA Effect highlights our tendency to anthropomorphize technology & perceive more intelligence in AI systems than may be present.”
“The ELIZA Effect highlights our tendency to anthropomorphize technology & perceive more intelligence in AI systems than may be present.”
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI
In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful AI bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as though they were interacting with a real human. Microsoft founder Bill Gates
spencereducation.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI - Spencer Education
“The ELIZA Effect highlights our tendency to anthropomorphize technology & perceive more intelligence in AI systems than may be present.”
“The ELIZA Effect highlights our tendency to anthropomorphize technology & perceive more intelligence in AI systems than may be present.”
Amoureux d’une #IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des #adolescents
👉Les compagnons virtuels sont toujours prêts à flatter et à écouter sans condition les jeunes de plus en plus nombreux à les utiliser
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
👉Les compagnons virtuels sont toujours prêts à flatter et à écouter sans condition les jeunes de plus en plus nombreux à les utiliser
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
Amoureux d’une IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des adolescents
Alors que de plus en plus de jeunes entretiennent des relations avec des partenaires numériques - via Replika ou notamment XiaoIce -, comment les technologies redéfinissent-elles les visions de l’amou...
theconversation.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Amoureux d’une #IA : les romances numériques transforment les attentes des #adolescents
👉Les compagnons virtuels sont toujours prêts à flatter et à écouter sans condition les jeunes de plus en plus nombreux à les utiliser
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
👉Les compagnons virtuels sont toujours prêts à flatter et à écouter sans condition les jeunes de plus en plus nombreux à les utiliser
theconversation.com/amoureux-dun...
In my 2017 book Re-engineering Retail, I share a story about how millions Chinese teens were, at the time, “befriending” and sharing intimate life moments with an AI influencer called Xiaoice. For many, it seemed dystopian.
6 years later human+AI relationships are mainstreaming.
6 years later human+AI relationships are mainstreaming.
New technology creates AI romantic partners for users
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, some are now turning to technology to fill the void, engaging in friendships and sometimes romances with AI ...
youtu.be
June 4, 2023 at 8:13 PM
In my 2017 book Re-engineering Retail, I share a story about how millions Chinese teens were, at the time, “befriending” and sharing intimate life moments with an AI influencer called Xiaoice. For many, it seemed dystopian.
6 years later human+AI relationships are mainstreaming.
6 years later human+AI relationships are mainstreaming.
As someone who worked on a conversational AI (the US version of XiaoIce in China) as a content analyst, I can see externally all of the idiotic mistakes these companies are making. And all of them are saying “but who’s it REALLY harming?” as everyone it’s harming has been yelling.
July 20, 2023 at 4:45 PM
As someone who worked on a conversational AI (the US version of XiaoIce in China) as a content analyst, I can see externally all of the idiotic mistakes these companies are making. And all of them are saying “but who’s it REALLY harming?” as everyone it’s harming has been yelling.
DingTalk and Xiaoice Launch AI Receptionist Hardware Hi1
Alibaba’s DingTalk has partnered with Xiaoice to release Hi1, its first AI-powered digital employee hardware product, positioned as an intelligent front-desk solution for enterprises. Hi1 is designed to automate corporate reception…
Alibaba’s DingTalk has partnered with Xiaoice to release Hi1, its first AI-powered digital employee hardware product, positioned as an intelligent front-desk solution for enterprises. Hi1 is designed to automate corporate reception…
DingTalk and Xiaoice Launch AI Receptionist Hardware Hi1
Alibaba’s DingTalk has partnered with Xiaoice to release Hi1, its first AI-powered digital employee hardware product, positioned as an intelligent front-desk solution for enterprises. Hi1 is designed to automate corporate reception workflows, offering four core capabilities: intelligent reception, flexible configuration, data intelligence, and multi-form-factor deployment. The device can independently handle visitor greetings, facial recognition check-ins, inquiry handling, and traffic routing for visitors, couriers, and food deliveries.
nexttech-news.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
DingTalk and Xiaoice Launch AI Receptionist Hardware Hi1
Alibaba’s DingTalk has partnered with Xiaoice to release Hi1, its first AI-powered digital employee hardware product, positioned as an intelligent front-desk solution for enterprises. Hi1 is designed to automate corporate reception…
Alibaba’s DingTalk has partnered with Xiaoice to release Hi1, its first AI-powered digital employee hardware product, positioned as an intelligent front-desk solution for enterprises. Hi1 is designed to automate corporate reception…
DingTalk and Xiaoice launch Hi1, an AI-powered “digital employee” hardware for front desks. It automates reception tasks like greetings, check-ins, and inquiries, aiming to standardize and digitize enterprise services.
Huawei has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of its EcoMatrix…
Huawei has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of its EcoMatrix…
DingTalk and Xiaoice launch Hi1, an AI-powered “digital employee” hardware for front desks. It automates reception tasks like greetings, check-ins, and inquiries, aiming to standardize and digitize enterprise services.
Huawei has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of its EcoMatrix minimalist base station, completed in partnership with Peruvian telecom operator Claro. The EcoMatrix solution is a highly integrated base station capable of consolidating multiple Sub-3GHz frequency bands—such as 700 MHz and 850 MHz—into a single pole-mounted unit. According to Huawei, the deployment reduced the number of site devices from 15 to just 3, saving approximately 30% of rooftop space.
nexttech-news.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
DingTalk and Xiaoice launch Hi1, an AI-powered “digital employee” hardware for front desks. It automates reception tasks like greetings, check-ins, and inquiries, aiming to standardize and digitize enterprise services.
Huawei has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of its EcoMatrix…
Huawei has announced the world’s first commercial deployment of its EcoMatrix…
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI spencereducation.com/nature-of-ai/
Students Need to Explore the Nature of AI - Spencer Education
In 2014, Microsoft launched a hugely successful AI bot named Xiaoice in China. With over forty million conversations, users often described feeling as though they were interacting with a real human.…
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[9] J Huang et al, No clicks, no problem: using cursor movements to understand and improve search, 2011.
[10] L Zhou et al, The design and implementation of xiaoice, an empathetic social chatbot, March 2020.
[10] L Zhou et al, The design and implementation of xiaoice, an empathetic social chatbot, March 2020.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
[9] J Huang et al, No clicks, no problem: using cursor movements to understand and improve search, 2011.
[10] L Zhou et al, The design and implementation of xiaoice, an empathetic social chatbot, March 2020.
[10] L Zhou et al, The design and implementation of xiaoice, an empathetic social chatbot, March 2020.