Since her launch in 2014, XiaoIce has [...] succeeded in establishing long-term relationships with many [users].
Wouldn’t have expected to read this in the abstract of an AI paper yet.
Figure 1: A sample of conversation sessions between a user and XiaoIce in Chinese (right) and English translation (left), showing how an emotional connection between the user and XiaoIce has been established over a 2-month period. When the user encountered the chatbot for the first time (Session 1), he explored the features and functions of XiaoIce in conversation. Then, in 2 weeks (Session 6), the user began to talk with XiaoIce about his hobbies and interests (a Japanese manga). By 4 weeks (Session 20), he began to treat XiaoIce as a friend and asked her questions related to his real life. After 7 weeks (Session 42), the user started to treat XiaoIce as a companion and talked to her almost every day. After 2 more weeks (Session 71), XiaoIce became his preferred choice whenever he needed someone to talk to .
Wouldn’t have expected to read this in the abstract of an AI paper yet.
Also this feels kinda creepy as a caption.