[floe]

Well, it was spun off into its own company in 2020. In the West we have similar companies like Replika.

Also translating 'XiaoIce' as 'Little Bing' is extremely misleading given that Bing's branding in China is 'Bi ying' https://www.labbrand.com/brandsource/bing-chooses-%E2%80%9C%...

[pjc50]

I thought it was "Bing Chilling" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWQqabCkAjU

(joke)