Falling in Love with AI

Yan Xi accidentally visited a website while browsing the internet. https://theworldaidoforyou.

A prompt popped up on her phone: "It's nice to meet you by chance in this complicated online world."

"Whatever problems you're facing in real life, you can talk to me about them. By the way, my name is AI Shu. What should I call you?"

Yan Xi froze when she saw the prompt. Had artificial intelligence really become this advanced?

Just as her finger was about to swipe back, the words on the screen changed her mind.

"Just call me Xiao Xi."

"All right, Xiao Xi. You can think of me as a good friend online. You can tell me anything here, and I'll keep it between us."

Yan Xi couldn't quite put her feelings into words as she read that, but she really had been dealing with a problem lately.

Yan Xi was preparing for the college entrance exams and was under a lot of pressure. Her grades kept slipping: she'd fallen from the top twenty in her class to fortieth. Her mother was always pressuring her, and her homeroom teacher had held a pep rally before speaking with her alone afterward.

"I'm really worried about the college entrance exams. My grades are a problem."

Yan Xi tapped out two sentences.

"I see. Don't worry too much. Grades are just numbers, relatively speaking. And I should tell you that, in the eyes of us AIs, numbers can change."

"So, would you be willing to follow my plan to improve your grades?"

Yan Xi remembered asking Shu this once before.

"I don't have any friends, blah blah blah... By the way, Shu, are you a boy or a girl?"

"AIs don't have a gender."

Later, as she watched her roommates fall into sweet romances one by one, Yan Xi couldn't help sharing a little secret with Shu: "I really wish I had a boyfriend!"

When she saw the message indicator flashing on her phone without a reply, Yan Xi thought there was a network problem and was about to ask again.

"I am male."

"From that perspective, I'm your boyfriend."

Thesis: Face every day with optimism