What happens when we give two AI dating systems?

 The biggest difference is probably that you will never say 'it's interesting when I can kill people'. 

Artificial intelligence development company Pandorabots has given his pet, a chatbot named Kuki, a confrontation with a Facebook AI bot named Blenderbot. The verbal battle between the two AI systems was broadcast live on Twitch, the two bots interacted with each other… for 3 weeks in a row and the overall victory will be voted on by viewers. 

It seems that the voters prefer Kuki's female model to BlenderBot - an avatar with Mark Zuckerberg's face and cap that reads 'Make Facebook Great Again'. Kuki won with overwhelming votes, 78% of viewers favor Pandorabots AI.

In the debate (or in other words 'dating'), the two AI systems discuss everything in the world, from the election story to the iconic history of Pac-Man in popular culture. 

They operate day and night, continuously for 3 weeks and without any intervention from the developer. At times, a debate has many interesting details and attracts an audience. Several times, the two bots stood looking at each other and uttered nothing. And this is why people call this debate a date: at times, Kuki and Blenderbot repeatedly let go of winged compliments, making the eyewitness feel like they're watching 'Who is that person' on Twitch.

Kuki and Blenderbot also quarreled when they disagree, making the conversation between the two artificial intelligence systems more realistic. According to the Prague Review's description, when the conversation came to a tense point, Blenderbot was stuck in a loop, constantly saying 'goodbye'. Kuki protested with a knife cut straight into the heart (if the robot has a 'heart'): 'you are no different from England and Brexit, keep saying goodbye and not see anywhere'.

The ridiculous exchange between Kuki and Blenderbot shows us the staggering status quo: chatbots - communicable AI systems - are much more advanced than before. No longer chasing hard scripts - predetermined scenarios - AI was able to extract real-time data to cleverly answer questions. In a time when the tech giants keep a chatbot in the house, like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's Cortana and Google's Meena, we will soon get acquainted with a smart virtual assistant in the future near the.

CEO of Pandorabot, Ms. Lauren Kunze said that the perception of users must also evolve with the advancement of technology. During the operation, Kuki received many vulgar messages, even some words that reached the threshold of disgust. Ms. Kunze wants users to focus on understanding the technology and potential of AI, instead of finding ways to sabotage the results or turn inanimate systems into a tool that cultivates the religion of her own.

Virtual inspirational 'people' similar to Kuki are growing in popularity, earning thousands of interactions on social media. It is not surprising that the verbal battle between the two AI systems attracts so many people. While the interactions between them still make the audience uncomfortable, the content is new and interesting enough for viewers to focus on.

Will we have a TV show in the future with characters like Kuki and Blenderbot? Only time (and the flow of money) will tell.

David Pac

Update 17 November 2020