quote:Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca surprised his Cabinet on Wednesday by introducing them to a new member — run completely on artificial intelligence. Ciuca introduced the new "honorary adviser" called Ion to the rest of his ministers in a demonstration, with a face and words appearing on a digital screen, responding to the prime minister's prompts along with a computerized voice. Ion was developed by Romanian researchers and will use artificial intelligence to "quickly and automatically capture the opinions and desires" submitted by Romanian citizens, Ciuca said. ... Romanians will be able to send their ideas through an accompanying website (ion.gov.ro) as well as on social media and some in-person locations. Ion will then synthesize their contributions for the government to consider, according to the coordinator of the research team, Nicu Sebe. Users won't, however, receive a response from Ion itself. Instead, Research and Innovation Minister Sebastian Burduja, whose office is overseeing the project, explained that Ion will analyze the information it receives and draw up reports about Romanians' priorities.
...bets on how long it takes for this to essentially turn into Microsoft Tay Part 3? /sarcasm