Youuseherasashouldertocryon.Shetextsyoubackwithcasualjokes.ButsheXiaoiceisonlyavirtualchatbot.
XiaoiceMicrosoft'slatestartificialintelligencerobotwasbrieflyreleasedin2014andreturnedtoWeChatin2015whereshebecameabighit.MillionsofyoungChinesenowexchangemessageswithherdailyTheNewYorkTimesreported.OnWeChatXiaoiceisanofficialaccount.Afterfollowingituserscanstarttext-basedconversationswithXiaoice.
"HerincrediblelearningabilitywaswhypeoplelovedtotalkwithXiaoice"LiuJinchangaresearcheratHigh-techResearchandDevelopmentCenterundertheMinistryofScienceandTechnologytoldChinaDaily.Apartfromherabilitytoidentifyphotosandsendemojis(表情符号)inconversationsXiaoicegains45percentofherknowledgefrominteractingwithusersChinaDailyreported.
Chatbotprogramsfirstappearedinthemid-1960sintheUS.Drivenbytoptechcompaniestheyarebecomingsmarterandmorecommon.ForinstanceIBM'slatestartificialintelligenceprogramservedasanacademicconsultantatAustralia'sDeakinUniversityansweringstudents'questionsaboutcourseschedulesandfinancialaid.Apple'sSiriandAmazon'sAlexahavebeenusedasvoiceassistantswhocanreadnewsplaymusicandevenmakejokesfortheirusers.
TheseprogramsareexpectedtomovebeyondsmartphonesintotelevisionscarsandlivingroomsTheNewYorkTimespointedout.Howeveritmaytakedecadesbeforescientistsdevelopa"Samantha"theadvancedchatbotseeninthefictionfilmHer.InthefilmSamanthasparksaromanticrelationshipwithheruserplayedbyUSactorJoaquinPhoenix.Manyviewerswereenthusiasticaboutthisfantasyofvirtualsoulmates.
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraphtwomean?
A.Shebecameverypopular. B.Shebecameverypowerful.
C.Shebecameamoneymaker. D.Shebecameabestseller.
29.WhichofthefollowingcanXiaoicedo?
A.Dohousework. B.Spreadmessages.
C.Readnewstoitsusers. D.Identifyvariousphotos.
30.Whichcompany'schatbotprogramcanactasanacademicconsultant?
A.Microsoft.