2021-07-16 04:35:16 GMT2021-07-16 12:35:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HANGZHOU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- "Hi, how are you feeling today?" says the Xiaotian app on launching.
"Not so good," responds the human user.
Of course, the user might type any response into the chatbot, pointing to the whole gamut of human emotions: feeling fine; in a bad mood; don't want to go to school; don't like work; yelled at my wife last night.
And so the conversation begins, a conversation between a human being and Xiaotian, an AI-assisted chatbot on WeChat's mini-programs.
The cutting-edge app has been designed to provide free 24/7 psychological counseling to anyone who wants to talk.