When confronted with certain keywords, the Chinese version of the Microsoft chatbot “Xiaobing”, responded either with avoidance or straight up confrontation towards the chat partner.
The keywords relate to topics the Chinese regime does not want their citizens to know about.
The implementation in the chatbot by Microsoft shows the company abides the Chinese regime’s demands for censorship.
source: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/11/microsofts-chinese-chatbot-encounters-sensitive-words/
archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/11/22/microsofts-chatbot-in-china-abides-the-regimes-censorship-rules-archived-source/