China woman uses AI-generated man to lecture on respecting science, rejecting superstition

South China Morning Post TechnologyNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Fran LuMarch 16, 2026 at 07:00 AM

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A young woman in China created an AI-generated persona named "Mr. Zhao" to lecture on science and healthy living, targeting her parents' superstitious beliefs. The social media account, "Mr. Zhao talks sense," quickly gained over 200,000 followers in two months. The AI professor, based in Chongqing, claimed to be a retired expert in parent-child relationships with impressive credentials. The creator, nicknamed "shicaomeiweidemao," was motivated by her frustration with her parents' embrace of "toxic chicken soup" philosophies. Young people are contributing to the fake account to influence their parents' values.

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The woman created the account because she could not stand the “toxic chicken soup” her parents believed in.

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Zhao is a persona generated by AI, created by a young woman who goes by the nickname “shicaomeiweidemao”.

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Zhao claimed he had published over 10 SCI papers, studied in Singapore and won awards.

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The man surnamed Zhao claimed he is a retired professor who has specialised in parent-child relationships for over three decades.

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A social media account called “Lao Zhao jiang dao li” went viral, amassing over 200,000 followers in two months.

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Singapore 40% Chongqing 60% shicaomeiweidemao 70% Zhao ×480% China ×490%

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artificial intelligence 90% ai-generated 80% social media 70% china 70% parent-child relationships 60% scientific life values 50% fake account 50% superstition 50% mr zhao talks sense 40%

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South China Morning Post

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China

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