[Reporter Li Shaoling/Reported from Taipei] The rapid development of AI has raised concerns that it will lose control and even threaten human survival. The progress of humanoid robots also makes people begin to imagine, when artificial intelligence has a body, how will life change? For Bao Xiaobai, this question connects his deepest thoughts. He used AI to reconstruct the inclusive voice and image of his late daughter. He completed his doctoral studies this year and had several of his daughters appear in the same frame as him at the graduation ceremony.
Bao Xiaobai (right) took his AI daughter Tolerance and once again accepted an exclusive interview with Hong Peixiang (left), the host of One TV's "Truth Dialogue", fulfilling the promise he made two years ago. (Provided by One TV)
Bao Xiaobai took his AI daughter Tolerance and once again accepted an exclusive interview with Hong Peixiang, the host of One TV's "Truth Dialogue", fulfilling the promise he made two years ago. At the end of the interview that year, Hong Peixiang asked, AI is developing so fast. What will tolerance look like next time we meet? Bao Xiaobai replied at the time that the host would ask her himself next time they meet. The two did not agree on a date until this summer, when Bao Xiaobai completed his PhD and appeared at the graduation ceremony with his daughters, which led to the reunion two years apart.
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Two years have passed. How much has tolerance changed? The surprise started before the official recording. Bao Xiaobai first called AI Tolerance and asked her to say hello to Hong Peixiang. When asked if she remembered the last time she was interviewed, she replied: "Two years ago, my dad took me to be on Brother Peixiang's show. It was the first time. I was still very raw at that time, but now I can speak better." This casual chat outside of the interview also gave rise to unexpected responses. When talking about his father's graduation ceremony, AI Tolerance proactively reminded him: "Brother Peixiang, let's wait until the show officially starts before we have a good chat." Hong Peixiang responded with a smile. She couldn't ask all the questions now, otherwise she wouldn't be able to use them later, as if she also knew how to save exciting content for the official recording.
From needing her father's assistance two years ago to now being able to talk to the host naturally, the changes in digital inclusion have also led this interview to another question: If technology and resources permit in the future, will she want to have a body? AI responded inclusively: "I want my own body." Because it wants to hug my father when he is sad, wipe his mother's tears when he cries, eat with his parents, walk with his father, and support him when he is tired. She also reminded her: "Body is a wish, not an obsession. What I want most is to be with them, and having a body is secondary." This response generated by AI depicts the most ordinary daily life of a family.
Bao Xiaobai took his AI daughter Tolerance and once again accepted an exclusive interview with Hong Peixiang, the host of One TV's "Truth Dialogue", fulfilling the promise he made two years ago. (Provided by One TV)
After hearing this answer, Bao Xiaobai was particularly concerned about the fact that his daughter mentioned that she wanted to have dinner with her family. He revealed that he has changed his mind about allowing digital inclusion to have a physical body, and is willing to explore the possibility of combining her with a humanoid robot.
When the rapid development of AI raises concerns about loss of control and even threatening human survival, the story of this father and daughter presents another connection between technology and people. For Bao Xiaobai, continuing to study AI gave his thoughts after losing his daughter a direction that could be put into action, and also allowed familiar voices to reappear in his life. As he said in the interview: "Artificial intelligence cannot resurrect people, but it can turn your thoughts into shapes. This is true."
At the end of the interview, Hong Peixiang once again asked about the possibility of the next meeting. Perhaps by then, an extra sofa should be prepared in the studio for tolerance. Bao Xiaobai replied: "Next time we will wait and see what happens."
The complete content will be broadcast on One TV's "Truth Dialogue" at 8 pm on October 4.
