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SimSimi

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SimSimi
Developer(s)ISMaker (Kevin T Tan for Windows Phone version)
Operating systemWeb, Android, Windows Phone, iOS
Size7.6 MB
Websitesimsimi.com

SimSimi is an artificial intelligence conversation program created in 2002 by ISMaker.[1] It grows its artificial intelligence day by day assisted by a feature that allows users to teach it to respond correctly. SimSimi, pronounced as "shim-shimi", is from a Korean word simsim (심심) which means "bored".[citation needed] It has an application designed for Android, Windows Phone and iOS.

The application was banned in Thailand in 2012 after users taught it to make responses containing profanity, and to criticise leading politicians.[2][3] In April 2018, SimSimi was suspended in Brazil due to accusations of sending inappropriate messages, such as sexual language, bullying and even death threats, being labeled as "dangerous" mainly due to its popularity among children, and according to its developer, the suspension of the app in the country "was inevitable because the SimSimi app, at least in the last few days, had a significant negative social impact in Brazil”[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "What is Simsimi? All About the iPhone and Android App That Has the World Laughing Out Loud". International Business Times. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Anti-bullying campaigners call for a ban on chatbot app SimSimi". BBC News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ Sambandaraska, Don (7 February 2012). "SimSimi chatbot banned in Thailand". TelecomAsia. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Simsimi é suspenso no Brasil; entenda caso do app de chat online". TechTudo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. ^ "🏅▷ Simsimi suspended in Brazil; understand the case of the online chat app | Social networks". dnetc.net. 5 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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