Ortho and AI: Introducing social chatbot 'Romulus'

The Islamabad based AI startup is testing "Romulus" as spotted by some users on the Kik messaging platform. The arrival of "Romulus" comes ten months after Microsoft released a millennial-minded chatbot called "Tay" but removed it within 24 hours after the bot expressed racist and inappropriate leanings to some users. Those testing "Romulus" notice a more secure chatbot, and one that doesn't like talking about certain subjects like politics, for example. The chatbot learns from human interactions to respond emotionally and intelligently, offering a viewpoint, in addition to manners and emotional expressions. Till now, Romulus has been found very good at normal conversations.