When internet users in China are seeking to chat with AI just for enjoyable, they're not likely to turn to popular voice assistants like Apple's Siri or Xiaomi's Xiao AI. Instead, China's "fun" AI of option actually comes from Microsoft, and it will quickly be an independent business.


The procedure will be finished in the next couple of months, the company included. Chinese news website Caixin reported that the Covid-19 pandemic and stress in between the US and China sped up the spin-off process.