
This is exactly what visitors can experience at the Frontiers of General Artificial Intelligence Technology exhibition, which took place in Beijing, China.
There, it was possible to communicate with an avatar representing a child with artificial intelligence, a girl named Tong Tong.
Tong Tong was created by scientists from the Beijing Institute of General Artificial Intelligence.
The idea is the brainchild of Zhu Shonghun, the founder of an institute specializing in artificial intelligence that imitates humans.
Tong Tong is designed not only to simulate the behavior of children, but also to perform the tasks given to it in a virtual environment.
Tong Tong has a mind and tries to understand the common sense taught by humans.
"She knows what is right and what is wrong, she expresses her views in different situations and has the power to shape the future," says the Institute's video.
Last year, scientists from the Institute proposed the Tong test, a sophisticated test consisting of almost 150 questions, based on which the sophistication of the artificial intelligence model should be deduced.
Through five measurable dimensions (vision, language, cognition, emotions and learning), as well as social and group values, the test should determine how close a given model is to general artificial intelligence.
To advance toward general artificial intelligence, we need to create entities that can understand the real world and possess a wide range of skills, Zhu noted, adding that he hopes Tong Tong can be the first step in that direction. direction.