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Chinese chatbots taken offline after refusing to say they love the Communist Party

Discussion in 'Microsoft News' started by James Vincent, Aug 3, 2017.

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    A pair of chatbots have been taken offline in China after failing to show enough patriotism, reports the Financial Times. The two bots were removed from the popular messaging app Tencent QQ after users shared screenshots of their conversations online.

    One of the bots, named BabyQ, made by the Beijing-based company Turing Robot, was asked, “Do you love the Communist Party?” To which it replied simply, “No.” Another bot named XiaoBing, which is developed by Microsoft, told users, “My China dream is to go to America.” When the bot was then quizzed on its patriotism, it dodged the question and replied, “I’m having my period, wanna take a rest.”

    In a statement, Tencent said, “The group chatbot services are provided by independent third party...

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