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

Young people in China are contributing to a fake account generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to lecture their parents about healthy and scientific life values.A social media account called “Lao Zhao jiang dao li”, or “Mr Zhao talks sense”, went viral recently, amassing over 200,000 followers in just two months.The man surnamed Zhao, based in southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, claimed in his profile that he is a retired professor who has specialised in parent-child relationships for over three decades.The artificial intelligence-generated professor, above, has become popular among young internet users. Photo: HandoutHe also said he had published over 10 SCI papers, studied in Singapore and won the “Touching China organising committee special award” and the “Champions of the Earth” award.Zhao’s achievements look amazing, except for the fact that he does not exist.He is a persona generated by AI, created by a young woman who goes by the nickname “shicaomeiweidemao”.The woman created the account because she could not stand the “toxic chicken soup” her parents believed in.