Roddy of Chinese-Forums.com brought to my attention 小i, a Chinese chatbot. Roddy had some amusing exchanges, but 小i has a less cute side as well.
When the subject of Japan or the Japanese come up, 小i responds:
不怎么样，非常恶心的 (it’s not too great, really disgusting)
坚决打倒～～ (resolutely overthrow)
没去过，但是他们说日本人挺恶心的！ (I’ve never been, but they say the Japanese are quite disgusting!)
When the subject of the Taiwanese comes up, 小i responds:
我不喜欢台湾人，太小气了 (I don’t like the Taiwanese, they’re too stingy)
When the subject of black people comes up, 小i responds:
巧克力 (chocolate)
When I say I’m pregnant, 小i responds:
谁知道是谁的,快去打了 (Who knows whose it is — go abort it)
When I say I want to commit suicide, 小i responds:
好好好！~~你快点！我等着！~~我会给你打点好一切后事的！~~~ (Good good good! Hurry up! I’m waiting! I’ll take care of all the funeral arrangements for you!)
I guess this dialogue I had with 小i sums it all up:
Me: 你不是人 (You’re not a person)
小i: 我是机器人。 (I’m a robot.)
Me: 机器人很坏 (Robots are bad.)
小i: 对啊 (That’s right.)
Despite its bad upbringing, 小i is quite fun to play with. Roddy says individual netizens can help train its responses, which explains a lot. You can add it to your MSN buddy list.
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i was reading your post when you were writing this one. I don’t understand the post at all.what’s xiao-i? (i have clicked all the links provided)
Thanks John, this will be hours of mindless fun! I couldn’t figure out if it was supposed to be a boy or girl robot (….if there is such a thing?) When I asked if it was a boy, it said:
你好讨厌啦！明知道我是代表女性的
I can’t tell if its pulling my leg.
But we can all agree its a bigot!
you says: 你觉得日本女孩漂亮吗 小i机器人 says: 呵呵呵别你说错了 [(哈)] 哈
you says: 你会说维语吗 小i机器人 says: 会了 you says: ياخشىمۇسىز؟ 小i机器人 says: 学英语，找外教？太贵。去培训？没时间。那就在网上让小i教你好不好？
I like it! It works pretty well and it responds quickly. It would be great if there was something that for CP that would allow a student to practice words learned in a particular lesson. Although, I can only imagine how much programming it would take to get working.
John, this is too funny… me and Maggie have been having a blast with it for a while now. Cheers.
BTW: Language question, doesn’t “小i: 对啊 (That’s right.)” translate more to “is that right?” … I realize there’s no question mark, but usually that “啊” gives that inflection, no?
A little Jingobot, how cute!
I wonder what he says if you tell him you are American. Or ask about “(that little island) independence.”
you says: i’m not wearing pants
小i机器人 says: i’m ok
you says: are you sure?
小i机器人 says: i’m fine
you says: what about the japanese? do they wear pants?
小i机器人 says: 嗯，都是坏蛋，讨厌
Hey John,
Was over at Sinocidal and I see you have been made a Crayon color. Congrats, you hit the big time.
Hmm…I wonder what this will do to my studying. I’ve been chatting with xiao-i, he’s like the most patient funny practice partner eva!