Although Matsuko x AI Matsuko's dialogue was a laugh, "Talking with AI" quickly got tired because the talk function developer fell.

* This paper is a re -edited part of Ryuichiro Tonaka's "AI's" Watching power "(Kadokawa Shinsho).

何度もダメ出しの末、ようやく対話が実現

Matsukoroid is an Android (humanoid robot) imitating Matsuko Deluxe.It was supervised by Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University, famous for its real humanoid Android research.Matsukoroid was on the program on a Nippon Television program called "Matsuko and Matsuko" while interacting with Matsuko Deluxe.

Some of the people who were watching the program may think that Matsukoroid was running completely autonomous, but the current technology is not enough to progress.Matsukoroid is a remote control robot.There was a person behind and the motion was operating.The conversation is in charge by Hori, a imitation entertainer.

Meanwhile, there was a relationship, and Mr. Ishiguro told me if the dialogue of Matsukoroid could be automated.It looks interesting, so let's try it.Using the configuration of the NTT chat AI to which I belonged to, I set the way of speaking and character databases to Matsuko Deluxe.I repeated the tuning over and over, over half a year, with the tuning repeatedly, because the TV station was not less than the "TV quality".It was almost the last episode of "Matsuko and Matsuko".

「何を食べたの？」出だしは順調だったが…

I entered the studio, set up the Matsukoroid body, and connected it to the chat AI.Specifically, the sound of the microphone is set to enter the PC, and the synthetic audio output from the PC comes out of the large speaker in the studio.

After a while, the program recording began.Matsuko appears.It is a corner to talk to Matsukoroid with a chat AI.There are dozens of customers at the venue, and I remember that I was quite nervous because it was a hit.The dialogue between Matsuko and Matsukoroid at that time is as follows.

[Matsuko] Good evening [Matsukoroid] Thank you [Matsuko] That's all

[Matsukoroid] Immediately, what did you eat tonight?[Matsuko] Bento [Matsukoroid] Lunch is made by husband [Matsuko] I'm enviable

[Matsukoroid] Is it true that the couple resembles?[Matsuko] I think it's true [Matsukoroid] If you have the same hobby, you will be able to be a couple even in old age.